University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Sixties Project: A Veteran Speaks Against the War
This site by the Sixties Project gives the text of the speech given by Bob Muller, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, to a meeting of the Student Assembly of Columbia University on July 23, 1971.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Sixties Project: Winter Soldier Investigation
This site from the Sixties Project gives extensive testimonies from honorably discharged veterans detailing misconduct of U.S. military forces in Vietnam. Read into the Congressional Record by Sen. Mark Hatfield.
Other
Culture of Peace: The American Peace Movements
Dr. David Adams, retired UNESCO director and professor, examines the anti-Vietnam War movement, in this full-text online publication.
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Patriotism
A comprehensive learning module on the nature of patriotism that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include why people...
History of American Wars
History of American Wars: Vietnam War Protests
A timeline highlighting the protests between 1964 and 1972 against the Vietnam War, many involving students at universities.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 21: Empathy and the Vietnam War
One of the most important aspects of the war in Vietnam was the draft. Every male upon reaching the age of eighteen was required to register with the selective service. Men found themselves willingly enlisting, trying for deferments as...
University of Pennsylvania
Draft Resistance in the Vietnam Era
Analysis of number of men who resisted the draft during the Vietnam War, the types of evasion, and the reasons they gave for resisting.
Smithsonian Institution
Nat'l Portrait Gallery: Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture: Bring the Troops Home
Annotated example of a poster produced by anti-Vietnam War activists serves as a useful resource for analyzing poster art as a form of protest.
Digital History
Digital History: The Tet Offensive [Pdf]
Read about the Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War and the resulting escalation of American troops committed to the war. This led to increased American protest against the war, and President Johnson's decision not to run for re-election....
University of Washington
University of Washington: Draft Resistance 1965 1972
Overview, maps, and databases of the anti-draft movement.
Digital History
Digital History: The War at Home
By the middle of the 1960s, American public opinion was beginning to favor US withdrawal from the Vietnam War. After the Tet Offensive in 1968 and Nixon's secret bombings of Cambodia, the majority of Americans were calling for complete...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Antiwar Movement
As the Vietnam War dragged on, antiwar sentiment grew. Read about the increasing antiwar movement, the demonstrations by antiwar supporters, and the violence used to break up the demonstrations.