Saturday, 18 December 2010

What often happened at antiwar demonstrations in the early 1970s? Looking to find (2 or 3) specific examples to support your answer.

Kent
State would be one moment where antiwar demonstrations connected to both the intense public
outrage over the war as well as the power of antiwar demonstrations.  At Kent State, the Ohio
National Guard fired on a noontime demonstration, killing four students and injuring nine
others.  The symbolic meaning of the act proved to the nation how completely chaotic the
situation in Vietnam was.  Four college students died in exercising their First Amendment
rights.  The use of force had reached an unprecedented high level and the public felt
a...

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