Defeat in Vietnam: Resistance

Defeat in Vietnam: Resistance

This is the second episode in a three-part series marking the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975.

The antiwar movement began on the campuses and exploded onto the streets of major cities. Throughout the late 1960s and into the 1970s, millions of Americans opposed their country's military involvement in Vietnam. They marched in massive demonstrations, held silent vigils, and burned draft cards. They pressured government officials to change course before America lost its soul in Vietnam. Were they effective? Historians Paul McBride and Carolyn Eisenberg delve into the genesis of the antiwar movement, its aims, and its achievements -- and compare the activism of a half century ago to today's campus turmoil.

Recommended reading:

Fire and Rain: Nixon, Kissinger, and the Wars in Southeast Asia by Carolyn Eisenberg, winner of the Bancroft Prize

Further listening:

Defeat in Vietnam: Origins (Part 1, with historian Fredrik Logevall)

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