Protest Movements Flashcards
1
Q
What 4 things happened at the protest marches?
A
1) burning draft cards
2) raiding draft board offices and burning records
3) demonstration and protest marches
4) war veterans held marches there
2
Q
Who were the burning draft cards?
A
Men who were to be conscripted into the army revived a draft card. Therefore in protest people burnt them
3
Q
How many denonstrations went to Chicago to the Democratic Party?
A
10,000
4
Q
How many war veterans took place in 1971?
A
Over 300,000
5
Q
Where were the most common draft board offices that were burnt down?
A
Catonsville and Maryland plus two catholic priests were imprissoned for these raids
6
Q
What years were the protest movements in?
A
1968-73
