The Politics of Protest [week 6]

The Anti-War Movement in the USA

Anti-Vietnam movement- Moderate initially

- The ‘teach-in’ movement- Ad hoc in growth

- Influence of other protest movements

- Rejecting the draft

Decline of the movement

- Different social movements, different agendas

- The Civil Rights Movement- The New Left

- The Women’s Movement

The Legacy of the Movement

- Did it shorten or lengthen the war?- Influence on subsequent protest

movements- The influence on US politics and

culture