What is often not emphasized when talking about the peace movements of the 60's and 70's is the negative effect they had on the soldiers fighting overseas. ... The 1960's and 70's saw an unprecedented culture change in America. ... The Vietnam War began in the early 1950's between the French and the North Vietnamese. ... In March of 1965 President Lyndon B. ... In New York City twelve men burned their draft cards as a statement opposing the war.9 This was only the start of these protests, which grew stronger and stronger as the war went on. ...

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