March on the Pentagon

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March on the Pentagon was a major 1967 anti–Vietnam War protest in Washington, D.C., where thousands of demonstrators attempted to confront the U.S. military establishment at the Pentagon.

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March on the Pentagon canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anti–Vietnam War protest
political demonstration
protest march
aim to confront the U.S. military establishment
to demand an end to the Vietnam War
to protest U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War
conflict Vietnam War
country United States
date 1967-10-21
depictedIn The Armies of the Night
linked to: Armies of the Night
describedBySource Norman Mailer
endDate 1967-10-21
followedBy 1969 Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam
hasCulturalImpact became an iconic event of the 1960s protest era
hasEffect increased media attention to the antiwar movement
symbolized direct confrontation with the military
hashtag March on the Pentagon
hasParticipant Abbie Hoffman
Allen Ginsberg
Benjamin Spock
David Dellinger
Federal troops
Jerry Rubin
Noam Chomsky
Norman Mailer
Students for a Democratic Society
U.S. Army military police
U.S. Marshals Service
Yippies
language English
locatedIn Arlington County, Virginia
linked to: Arlington County
location The Pentagon
linked to: Pentagon

Washington, D.C.
mainSubject opposition to conscription in the United States
peace movement in the United States
notableEvent attempt to levitate the Pentagon
numberOfParticipants over 50,000
tens of thousands of demonstrators
opposedBy U.S. Department of Defense
U.S. federal government
organizedBy National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam
Stop the Draft Week organizers
partOf 1960s antiwar movement
American counterculture of the 1960s
precededBy 1965 March on Washington for Peace in Vietnam
result clashes between protesters and military police
mass arrests of demonstrators
slogan Stop the War in Vietnam
startDate 1967-10-21

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Armies of the Night centralEvent March on the Pentagon
March on the Pentagon hashtag March on the Pentagon