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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