Records, 1964-1978.

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Records, 1964-1978.

Records, 1964-1978, of the National Council for Unconditional and Universal Amnesty (NCUUA), an organization that worked to gain amnesty for Vietnam draft resisters and deserters during the 1970s. The collection documents the broad campaign for amnesty during the Vietnam War carried out by the NCUUA through administrative and financial materials, correspondence, publicity, photographs, and audio recordings. Additionally, the collection documents similar efforts by other amnesty organizations, particularly Americans for Amnesty (AFA), which merged with the NCUUA in 1975.

18.7 c.f. and3 tape recordings.

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National Council for Universal and Unconditional Amnesty

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The National Council for Universal and Unconditional Amnesty acted as a central liaison for more than fifty groups in the United States and abroad working for amnesty for the nearly one million Vietnam War opponents, draft resisters, exiles, and former military personnel with less than honorable discharges. The Council sought a universal amnesty rather than a case-by-case review process. Among its supporters were members of the ACLU, Amex-Canada, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Winter Soldier ...