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March Against the Vietnam War

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The March Against the Vietnam War was held in Washington, D.C., on 17 April 1965.^[1]

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The student activist group Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held its first anti-Vietnam War protest rally in Washington, DC.^[1] It was co-sponsored by Women's Strike for Peace.^[2] 12,000-20,000 attended, including Joan Baez, Judy Collins, and Phil Ochs.^[3]^[4]^[1] The host was I. F. Stone.^[5]

Senator Ernest GrueningofAlaska,^[3]aWorld War I veteran and one of the two senators who voted against the Tonkin Gulf Resolution that gave credence to the direct combat role of the U.S. in the Vietnam War and allowed bombing of Vietnam without prior Congressional approval, spoke.^{[citation needed]}

After the speeches and music the crowd started to move toward the Capitol, down the National Mall from the Washington Monument. Baez and others intercepted the impromptu march.^{[citation needed]}

^ "The March on Washington". University of Michigan. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

^ ^a ^b "Thousands of Students in Capital Protest War". The Los Angeles Times. April 18, 1965. pp. 1, 14. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

^ "20,000 Collegians March on Capital: End War, 'Radicals' Demand". Kingsport Times-News. April 18, 1965. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

^ "March on Washington to end the war in Vietnam" (PDF). Civil Rights Movement Archive. April 7, 1965. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

General	1960s Berkeley protests Central Park be-ins Draft evasion in the Vietnam War Draft-card burning
Before 1967	Edmonton aircraft bombing 1965 March Against the Vietnam War Alice Herz, Donald W. Duncan, Norman Morrison, Roger Allen LaPorte 1965 political self-immolations Fort Hood Three - Refused orders to go to Vietnam in 1966 Human Be-In
1967	Angry Arts week "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" (April 4 speech) Court-martial of Howard Levy April 15, 1967 Anti-Vietnam war demonstrations March on the Pentagon Flower Power photo The Ultimate Confrontation Nhat Chi Mai self-immolation
1968	1968 Democratic National Convention protests "The whole world is watching" Columbia University protests of 1968 Court-martial of Susan Schnall Presidio mutiny
1969	Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District Bed-ins for Peace Chicago Seven Weather High School Jailbreaks Days of Rage Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam
1970	Greenwich Village townhouse explosion Free The Army tour Kent State shootings Fort Lewis Six Student strike of 1970 Hard Hat Riot Sterling Hall bombing
1971	Winter Soldier Investigation 1971 May Day protests Clay v. United States FTA Show anti-Vietnam War road show for GIs Pentagon Papers

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