Resistance and Revolution: The Anti-Vietnam War Movement at the University of Michigan, 1965-1972

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Students listening to the teach-in about the Vietnam War in Angell Hall Auditorium

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Screenshots taken from a video of the 1965 teach-in.

Tom Hayden discussing ERAP in an interview on March 29, 2015.

Tom Hayden discussing ERAP, its origins, and its effects.

Arnold Kaufman handwritten notes about the 1965 teach-in

Teach-in Explanation Kaufman 1.pdf
Professor Kaufman outlines the events that occurred at the 1965 U of M teach-in. He gives details regarding the thought behind creating a teach-in that only presented "one side" of the argument.

SDS Draft Referendum

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This document is part of a referendum to make the draft the primary focus of SDS' anti-Vietnam War movement. It was part of a 1965 special edition bulletin published by SDS. It provides multiple reasons as to why the draft needs to become the main…

Headline from Michigan Daily Article

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After an sit-in at the Ann Arbor Selective Service, 39 students are arrested.

Bill Ayers discusses the benefits of the draft.

Bill Ayers explains that the draft was beneficial because it made people aware of situations they would not have paid attention to. It brought foreign policy issues closer to home.

In 1968, President LBJ delivers a speech entitled, "Why Are We in Vietnam?".

LBJ Why Are We In Vietnam (July 28, 1965).pdf
LBJ explains why the U.S. is at war with Vietnam. He explained, America had no choice, because North Vietnam and Communist China sought to “conquer the South, to defeat American power, and to extend the Asiatic dominion of communism. . . . An Asia so…

Remarks from President Lyndon B. Johnson in Memorial Hall, Akron University

LBJ Akron Speech Oct 1964 Excerpt.pdf
President LBJ promises that escalation in Vietnam will cease during the presidential race against Goldwater. When LBJ becomes president, he disregards his promise and escalates the war in Vietnam.

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