THIS DAY IN HISTORY April 15, 1967: Massive Anti-Vietnam War Demonstrations

April 15, 1967, San Francisco, CA. The march turned up Fulton Stree and continued to Kezar Stadium in Golden Gate Park. Source: Harvey Richards Media Archive.

#tdih On April 15, 1967, amidst growing opposition to the U.S. war in Vietnam, large-scale anti-war protests were held in New York, San Francisco, and many other cities.

Middle school teacher Kipp Dawson (21 years old at the time) wrote to us about her role as one of the leaders of the San Francisco protest and how she was targeted by the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) as a result. Read more below. Photos by Harvey Richards.

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TEACHING ACTIVITIES (FREE) Teaching SNCC: The Organization at the Heart of the Civil Rights Revolution

On this 59th anniversary of the founding of SNCC (#tdih 1960) at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, here is a lesson by high school teacher and Rethinking Schools editor Adam Sanchez to bring the history of this youth-led movement to classrooms.

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