Photos of the Vietnam War protest movement in the 60s

The wave of protests against the Vietnam War boomed in the heart of the United States and many other countries transmitted a strong anti-war message in the 1960s and early 70s, one of the important factors leading to the end of the war. 40 years ago.

Photos of the Vietnam War protest movement in the 1960s

A group of female students at the University of California, Berkeley, USA, protested against the Vietnam War.Much of the anti-war movement started from universities with organizations like Students for a Democratic Society (SDS).(Photo: history.com)

Mark Rudd, from Columbia University, organized a student protest in 1968, which led to the occupation of five government buildings and caused the school to cease operation.(Photo: history.com)

On November 15, 1969, more than 500,000 people took to the streets in Washington, DC, participating in one of the biggest protests in American history."A large but peaceful disgruntled army moves through the city," the New York Times reported at the time.(Photo: history.com)

On April 30, 1970, US President Richard Nixon announced it needed to add 150,000 troops to Vietnam, leading to large-scale protests at universities across the United States.(Photo: history.com)

At Kent State University in Ohio, National Guard confronts protesters after a building is burned.Guard forces opened fire on students, killing 4 people and injuring 8 people.(Photo: history.com)

Famous artists perform in a US protest rally in Stockholm, Sweden in 1965. (Photo: Holger Ellgaard)

Demonstration in Vancouver, Canada in 1968. (Photo: John Hill)

The group went to the streets in cold weather to protest in Lund, Sweden.(Photo: Wiki)

Three men wearing the "American, Let's leave Vietnam" beach stood in front of the US Consulate in The Hauge, Netherlands in 1967. (Photo: Nationalarchivebot)

Thousands of Washington University and US students occupied a highway on May 5, 1970.(Photo: Tomhayden)

Police handled a protest at George Washington University in 1971. (Photo: history.com)

Veterans in Washington DC opposed the war in Indochina by throwing their medals and uniforms over the fence in front of the Capitol Capitol building.(Photo: history.com)

In 1965, about 50 university lecturers in Michigan held a forum to protest the Vietnam War. 3,000 people attended this event with activities including debate, preaching and music performances, all aimed at educating the community about peace.
"What we see from this event is that we can make a difference in just one night," said Frithjof Bergmann, professor of philosophy, the main organizer of the activity.In the photo, Professor Frithjof Bergmann (right) and activist Alan Haber in March attended the 50th anniversary of the event.(Photo: Michigandaily)

On March 17, 1968, about 80,000 protesters in Trafalgar Square, England opposed the war in Vietnam and the British government supported the US.(Photo: lib.berkeley.edu)

Tariq Ali (right), leader of the Vietnam Solidarity Movement in England, and actress Vanessa Redgrave informed protesters that they would protest to the US Embassy.(Photo: home.bt.com)

The two men then led about 8,000 protesters to the US Embassy's door, which was guarded by hundreds of police.Redgrave's group was allowed to deliver the mail, but the crowd was blocked.Police use rock, artillery and smoke bombs to disperse the crowd.About 300 people were arrested, more than 50 protesters and 25 police were hospitalized.(Photo: The Guardian)

American flag with anti-war symbol raised high in the demonstration in Washington DC (Photo: history.com)

Jan Rose Kasmir, at the time, was a high school student, participating in the parade to the Pentagon to protest the Vietnam War in October 1967. The image of her holding the flower in front of the line of police recorded by French photographer Marc Riboud has become a symbol of the anti-war movement.
"She just talked, tried to attract the attention of soldiers, maybe trying to talk to them," Riboud said in an interview in 2004. "I have the feeling that soldiers are. even more afraid of her than she is afraid of bayonets ".