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April 2019

“RESISTANCE: HOW DID IT CHANGE THE VIETNAM WAR?” A CONVERSATION WITH PEACE ACTIVISTS DAVID CORTRIGHT AND BILL RAMSEY

April 4, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Free

The soldier revolt, draft and war tax resistance, moratorium marches in Washington – how did mounting G.I. and popular opposition to the war in Vietnam affect military strategy, presidential and congressional debate and decision-making? And how did anti-Vietnam resistance spur lives of activism in the antinuclear and peace movements? Join us for a conversation with peace activists David Cortright and Bill Ramsey. Moderated by History professor Tom Jackson. David Cortright was an active duty G.I. activist who defended his first amendment right to oppose the…

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