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1969 anti-Vietnam War march on Washington D.C...
1969 anti-Vietnam War march on Washington D.C...
Item # 718808
November 20, 1969
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 20, 1969
* Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam
* March on Washington D.C.
* Massive demonstration - teach-in
The front page has a heading: "A Half Million March For an Audience of One" with 3 related photos. (see images) This is a editorial by Ron Rosenbaum on the March on Washington D.C. to End the War in Vietnam. which continues inside.
AI notes: On November 15, 1969, Washington, D.C. became the epicenter of the largest anti-war protest in American history as part of the nationwide Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam. An estimated 500,000 to 600,000 demonstrators gathered peacefully on the National Mall to demand the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam. The diverse crowd—composed of students, veterans, civil rights activists, clergy, and concerned citizens—marched through the city, participated in vigils, and listened to speeches and performances from prominent figures like Senator George McGovern, Coretta Scott King, and folk singer Pete Seeger. Protesters read aloud the names of fallen soldiers, carried anti-war signs, and demonstrated their opposition with solemnity and purpose, creating a powerful atmosphere of collective dissent. Though President Richard Nixon publicly dismissed the protests, calling them irrelevant to his policy decisions, private conversations later revealed his administration’s unease about the growing scale and influence of the anti-war movement. The massive turnout in Washington, D.C. solidified the Moratorium’s legacy as a turning point in public opinion, showing that opposition to the Vietnam War had become a mainstream, national force.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
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This is the complete 80 page issue, never bound nor trimmed, crease across the center, nice condition.
Provenance note: This issue comes from The Village Voice's own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive.
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Category: The 20th Century
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