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22 sec. 3 A Nation Divided
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Draft Men searched for ways out of draft 1. College 2. Marriage deferment
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Working Class War 80% came from lower economic levels
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Blacks in the War 20% of casualties but 10% of American population
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Anti-War Movement New Left - growing youth movement in the 1960’s SDS - (Michigan) Tom Hayden FSM - (Cal- Berkeley)
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Jane Fonda in Barbarella
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SDS in Washington 20,000 marchers
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Johnson Changes Deferments Students had to be in good academic standing to stay out of war More protests erupt
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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
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Nation Divided Hawks - war supporters Doves - Wanted the U.S. out of Vietnam
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