22 sec. 3 A Nation Divided
Draft Men searched for ways out of draft 1. College 2. Marriage deferment
Working Class War 80% came from lower economic levels
Blacks in the War 20% of casualties but 10% of American population
Anti-War Movement New Left - growing youth movement in the 1960’s SDS - (Michigan) Tom Hayden FSM - (Cal- Berkeley)
Jane Fonda in Barbarella
SDS in Washington 20,000 marchers
Johnson Changes Deferments Students had to be in good academic standing to stay out of war More protests erupt
Protests Continue 500,000 protestors gather in Central Park in NYC - “Hell no we won’t go.” Burned Draft Cards Some Vets returned their medals John Kerrey
Nation Divided Hawks - war supporters Doves - Wanted the U.S. out of Vietnam