People Against Vietnam War
Cassidy McConnell
Protests
Not everyone necessarily supported the Vietnam War. There were many people and groups that organized protests and events to promote peace.
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Hippies
Late 60's
Their motto was: "Love, not war."
The term hippie started by them calling their selves "hip"
Started with the Beatniks
Main Goal: Peace
Gathered at Coffee shops, and then music festivals such as Woodstock.
Jane Fonda
- Award winning actress
- Posed in photos with Vietnam
- Helped Vietnamese
- Communist
Jane Fonda was against the war. She traveled to N. Vietnam to help and support their idea of communism. She was part of the Hippie movement as well. Her main goal was also to promote peace.
Picture with Vietnam Army
Speaking Against Vietnam War
Anit-War Rally
Tom Hayden
- Jane Fonda's husband
- Part of peace movement
- Freedom Rider in South
- Now an author
- Still speaks against war
Tom Hayden participated in the peace movement against the Vietnam War. In 1968, where he was helping to lead a street protest during the 1968 Chicago Democratic convention, he was beaten, gassed, and arrested twice.
Tom Hayden
Tom Hayden with a group of activists
Tom Hayden with his wife, Jane Fonda
Martin Sheen
- Award Winning Actor
- Charlie Sheen's father
- Drug/Alcohol issues
- Arrested more than 70 times, mainly for liberal protests
- Heart attack led to spiritual journey, which led to his social activism
- Called "President of peace movement"
- Protests against nuclear disarmament, and the war
- Peace Activist
- In 2007 he was awarded the Pathfinder's Peace Award
Protesting The War - Thousands Oppose Vietnam War _