The+Antiwar+Movement

Tafts Antiwar Wiki:http://turningpoints2010.wikispaces.com/VietnamAntiwar

Why Protest Americans started to disapprove of the war in Vietnam because -The draft was unfair to all Americans, especially African Americans. Americans argued that men shouldn't be sent to fight an unnecessary war against their own will. -This was not the US's fight. It was a civil war in Vietnam-- not our problem. -Of foul play. The VC were fighting ruthlessly and it appeared that the US was pretty ruthless as well (famous picture).+ chemical weapons -It had to much of an impact on American lives and society. -Human cost -Personal -Media Coverage -TET offensive- is the war winnable? Are we getting the truth from the government?

Those who opposed The war was opposed by many "doves" including: -Students because they did not want to get drafted and sent away to Vietnam. Many protested, and some even burned their draft cards. -Civil Rights leaders and organizations, especially the Black Panthers, because **a lot** of African Americans were drafted and dying, despite the fact that they were a minority. Some thought that they shouldn't be dying in a foreign country if they are not even treated equally at home. MLK was involved in the protesting against Vietnam. -Hippies because they wanted cultural change. They strongly opposed the Vietnam War, which was contrary to their goals: peace, love, and harmony.

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Civil Rights activists stated that blacks should not "fight in Vietnam for the white man's freedom, until all the Negro people are free in Mississippi."