Event of the War: Ella C.
Student Protests
Unrest during the Vietnam War was one of the many remembered aspects during this time. College students as longs as others protested against aspects of the war and the war itself. These protests brought antiwar ideas to the public. During the 1950's, small anti-nuclear and anti-McCarthy protests were organized on many campuses. This is where the anti-war movements began, on college campuses. The SDS or Students for a Democratic Society. Even though majority of the population still supported the business in Vietnam, a small outspoken group was determined to make themselves heard. This group of people included students, artists, and intellectuals, and even members of the hippie movement. The hippies were a growing number of people who rejected all authority and embraced the culture of drugs.
With more and more casualties adding up over seas, this just added more fuel to the fire of anti-war protests. On October 21,1967 one of the most major war protest took place at the Lincoln Memorial with over 100,000 protesters gathered. 30,000 still continued to protest even after brutal confrontation with military officials and arrests were made. Protests soon became more and more violent. In April, protesters took up the administration building at Columbia University. Police had to use force to get them out and evict them. Soon after that there were raids on draft boards in Chicago, Baltimore, and Milwaukee. Activists smeared blood on records and shredded files.
With more and more casualties adding up over seas, this just added more fuel to the fire of anti-war protests. On October 21,1967 one of the most major war protest took place at the Lincoln Memorial with over 100,000 protesters gathered. 30,000 still continued to protest even after brutal confrontation with military officials and arrests were made. Protests soon became more and more violent. In April, protesters took up the administration building at Columbia University. Police had to use force to get them out and evict them. Soon after that there were raids on draft boards in Chicago, Baltimore, and Milwaukee. Activists smeared blood on records and shredded files.