Papers, 1956-1978.

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Papers, 1956-1978.

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Papers of a Socialist Workers Party presidential candidate and leading opponent of U.S. involvement in the War in Vietnam. The collection consists of correspondence and research files for his book "Out Now: A Participant's Account of the American Movement Against the Vietnam War" (1978) and records of various anti-war organizations, most notably the Fifth Avenue Vietnam Peace Parade Committee, New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam, National Peace Action Coalition (NPAC), National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy (SANE), and the Student Mobilization Committee (SMC). Photographs include images of protests against the Vietnam War, including Hiroshima Day in San Francisco in 1966, Afro-Americans Against the War in New York City in 1966, and a protester handing out leaflets in Hollywood in 1972.

4.1 c.f. (10 archives boxes and 1 oversize folder),1 tape recording, and17 photographs (1 folder)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6922925

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Fifth Avenue Vietnam Peace Parade Committee

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National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy.

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New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam

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Known informally as the "New Mobe", the New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam was the successor to the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam. The group's primary activity was organizing and staging massive demonstrations against United States participation in the Vietnam War. During 1970, the committee was reborn as the People's Coalition for Peace and Justice. From the description of Collection, 1969-1970. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). Wo...

Student Mobilization Committee (U.S.)

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Socialist Workers' Party (Great Britain)

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Members and supporters of the Socialist Workers Party have worked with the farm movement and have covered farm protests for the Party's newspaper, The militant, since the 1970s. The items in this collection were collected by various members who were active with the farm movement. From the description of Farm protests collection, 1954-1990, n.d. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 221317319 American socialist political party. From the description of Socia...

National Peace Action Coalition (U.S.)

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The National Peace Action Coalition was one of the largest anti-Vietnam War movement organizations of that era. With chapters in many U.S. cities, the Coalition planned and conducted a number of major anti-war demonstrations in Washington D.C., San Francisco, and other cities to protest the U.S. conduct of the war in Southeast Asia. Their demand was for immediate, unconditional withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Southeast Asia. From the description of Collection, 1970-1973. (Swarthmo...

Halstead, Fred, 1927- .

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