War divides america Chapter 16, Section 3
Antiwar Protests Support for the war is waning Draftees – men drafted for service More than 1.5 million men Deferments for college and certain jobs African Americans suffered 20% of deaths Did not represent population Draft focused on working class Why would some people see the draft us unfair?
College Campuses College enrollment from 2 to 8 million Anti-war students came from upper-middle-class How is this different from those being drafted? Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) – University of Michigan Teach-ins and petitions
Opposition to War Vietnam has been referred to as the first “living room” war. What does this mean? Credibility Gap – distrust of statements made by the government Assn: p. 544 Notetaking and Terms and People