![]() ![]() ![]() When the war expanded in 1965, the fledgling movement adopted two strategic goals: to give activists enough knowledge about Vietnam to be able to draw others into action, and to normalize opposition, since many Americans were hesitant to oppose their own country in a time of war. The first stage, in 19, was led by two groups: left-wing activists organized into peace groups opposed to the Cold War and American intervention abroad, and college students who had come of age during the Southern civil rights movement and had seen how readily the government could divert its gaze from injustice. It can be broken down into four overlapping stages. In fact, the 10-year movement, in which I played a role, was a complex phenomenon that evolved strategically as circumstances changed. We were the first mass movement against a war in American history and one of its great moral crusades, yet most Americans recall only enormous protests and social chaos. The Vietnam antiwar movement, famous for its sound and fury, deserves credit for more. ![]()
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