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=== Public-Domain Images === | |||
1. [https://docsteach.org/document/demonstrator-offering-flower/ Demonstrator offering a flower to a military police officer | U.S. Army Signal Corps | National Archives / DocsTeach | October 21, 1967] | |||
A striking image from the March on the Pentagon; the National Archives identifies it as public domain. | |||
2. [https://docsteach.org/document/veterans-for-peace-march-on-pentagon/ Veterans for Peace at the March on the Pentagon | Frank Wolfe | Lyndon B. Johnson Library / DocsTeach | October 21, 1967] | |||
Shows veterans taking part in the large Washington demonstration. The image is public domain. | |||
3. [https://docsteach.org/document/burning-draft-cards/ Burning Draft Cards at a New York rally | Photographer not identified | National Archives / DocsTeach | January 14, 1968] | |||
Depicts a man burning his draft card at an antiwar rally. The National Archives identifies it as public domain. | |||
4. [https://docsteach.org/document/draft-resistance-march-yale-university/ Draft Resistance March at Yale University | Robert Child | National Archives / DocsTeach | April 3, 1968] | |||
Documents organized resistance to the Vietnam-era draft. The National Archives identifies it as public domain. | |||
5. [https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object/nmah_1761702 “Not Four More Years...” protest poster | Creator not identified | Smithsonian National Museum of American History | 1970] | |||
A poster carried at a Vietnam War protest in Washington, D.C. The Smithsonian lists the image as public domain. | |||
6. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Help_end_demonstrations_LCCN2016648568.jpg “Help End Demonstrations” poster | Yanker Poster Collection | Library of Congress / Wikimedia Commons | 1965–1975] | |||
A period poster in the Library of Congress collection. The catalog record says it was published without a copyright notice; Wikimedia Commons marks it public domain in the United States. | |||
7. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vietnam_War_protestors_at_the_March_on_the_Pentagon.jpg March on the Pentagon | Frank Wolfe | Lyndon B. Johnson Library / Wikimedia Commons | October 21, 1967] | |||
High-resolution view of the Pentagon march. The Johnson Library released this image into the public domain. | |||
=== Antiwar and Peace Movements Around the World === | |||
1. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peace_demonstration_in_Rome;_feb_15,_2003.jpg Peace demonstration against the Iraq War in Rome | Gacio | Wikimedia Commons | February 15, 2003] | |||
A large demonstration in Rome opposing the Iraq War. The photographer released the image into the public domain worldwide. | |||
2. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20030927_London_protests_against_the_Iraq_War_002.jpg London protest against the Iraq War | Jeff5102 | Wikimedia Commons | September 27, 2003] | |||
Shows a London demonstration opposing the Iraq War. Released under CC0, a worldwide public-domain dedication. | |||
3. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Massale_vredesdemonstratie_in_Bonn_tegen_de_modernisering_van_kernwapens_in_West,_Bestanddeelnr_253-8611.jpg Peace demonstration against nuclear weapons modernization in Bonn | Rob Bogaerts / Anefo | Dutch National Archives / Wikimedia Commons | October 10, 1981] | |||
Documents the West German peace movement’s large protest against nuclear weapons modernization. The image is CC0. | |||
4. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blokkade_kerncentrale_Dodewaard_leden_aktiegroep_Breek_Atoomketen_Nederland_ontr,_Bestanddeelnr_930-8449.jpg Anti-nuclear activists at the Dodewaard plant blockade | Fernando Pereira / Anefo | Dutch National Archives / Wikimedia Commons | May 27, 1980] | |||
Shows Dutch activists being carried away during a blockade of the Dodewaard nuclear power plant. The image is CC0. | |||
5. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anti-nuclear_protest_at_Pine_Gap.jpg Anti-nuclear protest at Pine Gap, Australia | Tim Miles Wright | Wikimedia Commons | September 29, 2016] | |||
A protest at the Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap, associated with peace and nuclear disarmament activism. Released under CC0. | |||
6. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:No_to_War_in_Ukraine_-_035_%2851905813588%29.jpg “No to War” protest in London | Garry Knight | Wikimedia Commons | February 26, 2022] | |||
A London protest against Russia’s war in Ukraine. Released under CC0. | |||
7. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:STOP_THE_WAR_PROTEST_BANNERS.jpg Stop the War Coalition demonstration in London | Knelstrom | Wikimedia Commons | March 19, 2016] | |||
Protesters and banners at a Trafalgar Square demonstration. Released under CC0. | |||
== First-Person Narratives: Antiwar Activism == | == First-Person Narratives: Antiwar Activism == | ||