Vietnam War Protest
Andy Craven
Protest in the Capital
Students protesting the war on the capital steps
Kent State
4 students were killed in a protest when national guardsmen fired into crowd
Peace
student placing a flower in a guardsmen's rifle
Draft Dodge
Many Americans protested the war by refusing to enlist for the draft, and fleeing the country
Draft Card Burn
Many protested the war by burning their draft cards
Love not War
The war led to the popular phrase love not war, brought about by the "hippies"
Race
Many blacks felt they were fighting a white war when one they had no quarrel with demonstrated by this sign
At Home?
Many argued we didn't have the money for a war since we counldn't afford to feed our poor and homeless.
Why?
I choose the pictures, because I believe they illustrate the sentiments here on the home front, during the war. They show events that also led to more anti-war feelings.
-Andy