HIST2475 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Cointelpro
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How did the context of the 1960s affect the vietnam war. All aspects of the crm were affected by the war. The student non-violent coordinating committee (sncc) and other young radical groups detested the war officially declared its opposition to the war in january 1966. The congress of racial equality (core) also opposed the war and it supported draft resistors. The mississippi freedom democratic party (mfdp) said blacks should not fight in the war if they are denied rights in america and the black panther party said black people should be exempt from all. Martin luther king, jr. maintained good relations with white liberals and the president until 1967 didn"t want to alienate liberal. Stagflation a diminution of employment opportunities for supporters, but on feb 25, 1967 he took his first step towards supporting the antiwar movement. Affects of the vietnam war on african americans:
