Bob Moses not only fought for Black people to have the right to vote, he also spoke out against war and imperialism.
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Bob Moses, Crusader against War, for Civil Rights, Dies at 86
“The prosecutors of the [Vietnam] war,” he said, were “the same people who refused to protect civil rights in the South.”
Richard C. Lewontin, Anti-Racist and Anti-War Geneticist, Dies at 92
He demonstrated that differences in DNA between groups of people were far smaller than originally believed.
Mike Gravel RIP: How He Made the Pentagon Papers Public (Video)
Senator Gravel was fiercely opposed to the Vietnam War and the draft and played a seminal role in the release of the Pentagon Papers.
Greek Fighter who Became Hero in Vietnam Passes Away
“Kostas Sarantidis’s life is tied in with the heroic moments of the Vietnamese people.” Named Hero of the People’s Armed Forces of Vietnam.
Mike Gravel, Anti-War former Alaska Senator, Dies at 91
Senator Gravel read the Pentagon Papers aloud at a hearing at a time when newspapers were barred from publishing them.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919-2021) – A Veteran For Peace
In 1962 a group of SF veterans—knowing the Viet Nam war was looming—marched unofficially under the banner of “Veterans For Peace.”
Rennis Davis remembered
One of the last living ‘Chicago 7′ activists, Rennis Davis died last week at the age of 80. Remembered by Chuck Searcy.
Rennie Davis, ‘Chicago Seven’ activist, dies at 80
A longtime peace activist, Davis was national director of the community organizing program for the anti-war Students for a Democratic Society.
Vietnam War vet Lee Thorn, peace activist who aided Laos, dead at 77
The Vietnam War left a terrible mark on Lee Thorn, searing him with guilty memories of loading bombs onto jets. So he left a mark in return.
Arthur Westing (1928-2020), Scientist who Studied Agent Orange Impacts
The work he did was instrumental in pressing the US government to begin addressing the ongoing environmental impacts of the US war in Vietnam.
The Unsung Hero in the Presidio Mutiny Saga: Kayo vs. the Army
Attorney Terence “Kayo” Hallinan died earlier this year. Fifty years ago, 17 Army prisoners accepted his free representation after the Presidio Mutiny.
Remembering Ray Eurquhart, Lifelong Activist Radicalized in the Military
“Bro Ray” was a mainstay of the North Carolina peace, labor, civil rights, and human rights movements. He was a friend, comrade, and mentor to hundreds.
A journey of remembrance: Vietnam Women’s Memorial sculpture
Glenna Goodacre included the figures of a wounded soldier being cradled by a nurse because those were the women who went to Vietnam. She died on April 13.
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