The twentieth century Vietnam protest was a time when many American citizens resisted the idea of war because they did not fully understand why Americans had to fight in Vietnam. College students refused to be drafted in this war because they strongly believed that this was not their fight, this a fight for the government alone.
There was Nonviolent and violent sector of the protesters.
Even Martin Luther King Jr was against the war.
Civil rights groups and college students were the main opposed to the Vietnam war.
The United States government used the “protection of the constitution of the United States” as support for fighting this much-hated war.
College student believed that this war was not theirs to fight and this led to the uprising
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Some believed the war should be fought because of the fight against communism and seen the resisting students and young men as traitors committing treason against the country. The young students that were being drafted strongly believed that the draft was endangering their freedom and Nation’s security. These young people became violent and resulting in violence by the police retaliating back. This was the first major broadcasting of this violence. These shocking videos released showed the country how divided the United States was.
Many men affected by the draft created a booklet that gave advice on how to “avoid” being drafted. They were advised to act mad, claim to be homosexual.
The draft had multiple loopholes, for instance, you could appeal/ be deferred from service the draft if you were married, in college. If a man was to reject his draft he was sentenced to prison as a sentencing to rejecting the governmental order. Public figures like Muhammad Ali were stripped of their awards and titles when they protested and resisted the draft and war. Many young men would burn/shred their drafts in a sign of