Collection, 1967-1968.

Swarthmore College. Peace Collection.

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Resistance (Organization : Berkeley, Calif.)

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The Resistance was an American movement which grew out of opposition to the Vietnam War and to the introduction of a new draft law, effective July 1967, which was interpreted as "an attempt to buy off student dissent." Moving from protest rhetoric to public dissent actions, the Resistance members demonstrated non-cooperation with Selective Service by burning their draft cards on April 15, 1967. On October 16, 1967 thousands turned in their draft cards as a political statement that conscience wou...