Dublin Core
Title
Quaker War Protesters at the White House
Description
Quakers sit in protest of the Vietnam War outside of the north portico of the White House. Although the Quakers had a long history of promoting peace, it was not until Clarence Pickett of the American Society of Friends founded the National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy in 1957 that they became organized anti-war activists.
War protest, common throughout the United States involvement in Vietnam, escalated in the early 1970s. This came after news about the My Lai massacre, the Kent State University killings, and the release of the first installment of the Pentagon Papers, which revealed disturbing details about the war.
Creator
Chester Smolski
Date
1971-10-01
Rights
Rhode Island College
Format
Photograph
Photograph
Identifier
0457
Smolski Image Item Type Metadata
City
Washington, D.C
Country
United States of America
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Peace movements; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements; United States -- History -- 1969-1975; Society of Friends and world politics;
Region
District of Columbia