Vietnam Reflections: Mississippi Stories
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Protests against the war in Vietnam were rooted in the Civil Rights Movement.
The protests against the draft and against the war in Vietnam were rooted in the Civil Rights Movement. Protesters adopted many similar strategies and key figures within the Civil Rights Movement also came out against the Vietnam War. Most influential, perhaps, was Martin Luther King Jr., who stated in 1967, “If America's soul becomes totally poisoned, part of the autopsy must read: Vietnam.”
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Vietnam Reflections: Mississippi Stories is a local public television program presented by mpb
Vietnam Reflections: Mississippi Stories
Civil Rights
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The protests against the draft and against the war in Vietnam were rooted in the Civil Rights Movement. Protesters adopted many similar strategies and key figures within the Civil Rights Movement also came out against the Vietnam War. Most influential, perhaps, was Martin Luther King Jr., who stated in 1967, “If America's soul becomes totally poisoned, part of the autopsy must read: Vietnam.”
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Trang Pham Bui talks about her family leaving Vietnam and beginning a new life in America. (4m 48s)
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“Shelby Sunday” was an event to entertain and honor soldiers departing for Vietnam. (3m 27s)
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Drafted into the Vietnam War, Rep. Manly Barton felt he should embrace his patriotic duty. (3m 12s)
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Protests against the war in Vietnam were rooted in the Civil Rights Movement. (4m)
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Vietnam Reflections: Mississippi Stories is a local public television program presented by mpb