Vietnam War Protests at University of Maryland: Photo Exhibit. December 1, 2009

Photographs from the University Libraries' Collections.

The Vietnam War was a polarizing force in American society from the time U.S. troops were deployed there in 1965 until they were withdrawn in 1973. College campuses often served as focal points of the peace movement, partly because the war directly affected all college-age men who were being drafted to serve on the battlefields of Vietnam. These dramatic photographs drawn from the Libraries' collections provide a rare glimpse of the anti-war protests on the College Park campus during the Vietnam War era.

This exhibit is part of the campus-wide Semester on Peace. Please let us know what you think of the exhibit and, if you were on campus at that time, we especially invite you to share your memories at:

http://www.umvietnamwarprotests.blogspot.com

For more information, contact:
Rebecca Wilson
University Libraries
301 405 9174
[email protected]
http://www.umvietnamwarprotests.blogspot.com
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