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RETHINKING THE AMERICAN ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT

Between 1965 and 1973, thousands of ordinary Americans participated in one of the most remarkable and significant peoples movements in American history. Through marches, rallies, draft resistance, teach-ins, and non-violent demonstrations at both the national and local levels, Americans vehemently protested the countrys involvement in the Vietnam War.

Rethinking the American Anti-War Movement provides a short, accessible overview of this important social and political movement, highlighting key events and key figures, the movements strengths and weaknesses, how it intersected with other social and political movements of the time, and its lasting effect on the country. The book is perfect for anyone wanting to obtain an introduction to the anti-war movement of the twentieth century.

Simon Hall is a Senior Lecturer in American History at the University of Leeds.

American Social and Poltical Movements of the Twentieth Century

Series Editor: Heather Ann Thompson

Rethinking the American Anti-War Movement

By Simon Hall

Rethinking the Asian American Movement

By Daryl J. Maeda

RETHINKING THE
AMERICAN ANTI-WAR
MOVEMENT

Simon Hall

First published 2012

by Routledge

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Simultaneously published in the UK

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Printed and bound in the United States of America on acid-free paper by Walsworth Publishing Company, Marceline, MO

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized by him in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.

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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Hall, Simon, 1976-

Rethinking the American anti-war movement / by Simon Hall.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Vietnam War, 1961-1975- -Protest movements. 2. Peace movements- -United States- -History- -20th century. I. Title.

DS559.62.U6H333 2012

959.70431- -dc23

2011040235

ISBN: 978-0-415-80083-9 (hbk)

ISBN: 978-0-415-80084-6 (pbk)

ISBN: 978-0-203-35747-7 (ebk)

Katrina, a wonderful colleague and a great friend

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EDITORS SERIES INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the American Social and Political Movements of the Twentieth Century series at Routledge. This collection of works by top historians from around the nation and world introduces students to the myriad movements that came together in the United States during the twentieth century to expand democracy, to reshape the political economy, and to increase social justice.

Each book in this series explores a particular movements origins, its central goals, its leading as well as grassroots figures, its actions as well as ideas, and its most important accomplishments as well as serious missteps.

With this series of concise yet synthetic overviews and reassessments, students not only will gain a richer understanding of the many human rights and civil liberties that they take for granted today, but they will also newly appreciate how recent, how deeply contested, and thus how inherently fragile, are these same elements of American citizenship.

Heather Ann Thompson
Temple University

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I would like to thank Heather Ann Thompson for inviting me to contribute a volume to what I naturally hope will be a hugely successful series, and for offering perceptive and thoughtful suggestions for improving the final manuscript. Kimberly Guinta, my editor at Routledge, has helped to make the whole production process as smooth and straightforward as possible, and her flexibility over deadlines was appreciated hugely. John Gooch, the former chair of my department, and Katrina Honeyman, a dear friend and colleague, urged me to take on this project and I am glad that I took their advice. Andrew Preston, Chris Prior, Dominic Sandbrook, and Joe Street were all kind enough to read parts of the manuscript, and they provided helpful and constructive criticism. Finally, and most importantly, I would like to thank Jnos, for everything.

Simon Hall

ABBREVIATIONS

ADA	Americans for Democratic Action
AFL-CIO	American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
AFSC	American Friends Service Committee
AIM	American Independent Movement
ARVN	Army of the Republic of Vietnam
AUAM	American Union Against Militarism
AUP	Assembly of Unrepresented People
BEM	Business Executives Move for Vietnam Peace
CALCAV	Clergy and Laity Concerned About Vietnam
CIA	Central Intelligence Agency
CND	Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
CNVA	Committee for Non-Violent Action
CO	conscientious objector
CORE	Congress of Racial Equality
CPUSA	Communist Party of the United States of America
ERA	Equal Rights Amendment
ERAP	Economic Research and Action Project
FOR	Fellowship of Reconciliation
FSM	Free Speech Movement
FTA	Free the Army
GAA	Gay Activists Alliance
GLF	Gay Liberation Front
HUAC	House Committee on Un-American Activities
ILWU	International Longshoremens and Warehousemens Union
IPC	Indochina Peace Campaign
IRS	Internal Revenue Service
LID	League for Industrial Democracy
National/Mobe	Mobe National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam
M2M	May 2nd Movement
MDM	Movement for a Democratic Military
MFDP	Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
NAACP	National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
NBAWADU	National Black Antiwar Antidraft Union
NCAWRR	National Coalition Against War, Racism, and Repression
NCCEWVN	National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam
NCNP	National Conference for New Politics
NoI	Nation of Islam

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