1971 May Day Protests

When

3 May 1971 – 5 May 1971

Kind

Protest

Coordinates

38.90° N, 77.04° W

Description

mass civil disobedience protest against the Vietnam War in Washington, DC

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Mass civil disobedience protests in Washington, D.C.

The 1971 May Day protests against the Vietnam War were a series of large-scale civil disobedience actions in Washington, D.C., protesting the United States' continuing involvement in the Vietnam War. The protests began on Monday morning, May 3 and ended on May 5. In all, more than 12,000 people were arrested, in what was the largest mass arrest in U.S. history.

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