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Vietnam War Out Now rally, 1971 May Day Protests: 200,000 call for end to Vietnam War. [13] 1971 – May 3 1971 May Day Protests: Mass action by Vietnam anti-war militants to shut down the federal government. The slogan was "If the government doesn't stop the war, we'll stop the government." The official protest button featured Gandhi with a ...
The 1971 May Day protests against the Vietnam War were a series of large-scale civil disobedience actions in Washington, D.C., protesting the United States' continuing involvement in the Vietnam War. The protests began on Monday morning, May 3 and ended on May 5. In all, more than 12,000 people were arrested, in what was the largest mass arrest ...
April 24. A peaceful "Vietnam War Out Now" rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in which "upwards of half a million took part," [46] [47] calling for an end to the Vietnam War. 156,000 participate in the largest demonstration so far on the West Coast, in San Francisco. [45] April 26.
Protesters clash during a demonstration against the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War held in front of the White House in Washington on May 11, 1970 and following a shooting at Kent ...
Pages in category "Anti-war protests in Washington, D.C." The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
WASHINGTON — Thousands of people came to the nation’s capital this weekend, ready to party — or protest — despite the bitterly cold temperatures. A number of progressive groups held ...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Capitol Police used pepper spray to disperse a protest opposing a congressional visit from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which has drawn anger from anti-war activists.
The 1967 March on the Pentagon was a massive demonstration against the Vietnam War that took place on October 21, 1967. The event began with more than 100,000 protesters at a rally near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.