May Day 1971 Black Statue of Liberty Vietnam War Protest Poster Greg Moore

Description: an original May Day1971 civil disobedience poster, anti Vietnam war I have seen a few others of these 1971 May Day posters but only one other with a black Statue of LibertyGreg Moore- artistbeen in my attic for years...and yearshas tears as shown- handle with care Light soiling, chipping tape residue at top and bottom about 17" x 22" mailed in a mailing tube. The 1971 May Day protests were a series of large scale civil disobedience actions in Washington, D.C., in protest agasint the Vietnam WarThese began on Monday morning, May 3 rd, and ended on May 5th. Over 25,000 young people set out to do something brash and extraordinary- disrupt the federal government thorugh non violent actions aThere was an elaborate tactical manual distributed in advance and detailed 21 key bridges and trafiic circles for protestirs to blockst ma More than 12.000 people were arrested, the largest mass arrest in US history Though still peaceful in intent, the 1971 protest represented a radical escalation from, for example, the November 15, 1969 march on DC Protests against the Vietnam War took place in the 1960s and 1970s. The protests were part of a movement in opposition to the Vietnam War and took place mainly in the United States.1971 March 1. Weatherman plants a bomb in the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., causing $300,000 in damage, but no casualties. April. The Vancouver Indo-Chinese Women's Conference (VICWC), a six-day protest, gathers close to a thousand women April 19-23. Vietnam Veterans against the War (VVAW) stages operation Dewey Canyon III . 1,000 camping on the National Mall . April 22-28. Veterans Against the War (and John Kerry ) testify before various congressional panels. April 24. Peaceful Vietnam War Out Now rally on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., with 200,000 calling for an end to the Vietnam War, 156,000 participate in the largest demonstration so far on the West Coast, in San Francisco. April 26. More militant attempts in Washington, D. C. to shut down the government are futile against 5,000 police and 12,000 troops. May 3-5, May Day Protests . Planned by Rennie Davis and Jerry Coffin of the War Resisters League , later joined by Michael Lerner ; militant mass-action tries to shut down the government in Washington, D.C. 12,614 arrested, a record in American history. August. A group of nuns, priests, and laypeople raid a draft board in Camden, New Jersey . They came to be known as the Camden 28 . December. VVAW protests across the USA. Members of the Nixon administration would come to view the events as damaging, because the government's response was perceived as violating citizens' civil rights. The deicision was made to sweep them all up, using not just police but actual military forces Non smoking home with a cat and a dog . Thank you. Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

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