October 1969 Moratorium Anniversary

The October 15, 1969, Moratorium protest of over 5,000 students and faculty at Michigan State University in Lansing, MI, including the MSU Acting President and several state representatives. Photo by Bob Ivans, Michigan State News.

October 15 marks the 51st anniversary of one of the largest protests in American history - the nationwide Moratorium in October1969. Over 2 million Americans paused business as usual to protest the war in Vietnam. Unknown at the time, the massive peaceful protests in the Fall of 1969 undermined President Nixon’s secret “madman” plans for a major escalation of the war.

In the editing studio now, THE MOVEMENT AND THE “MADMAN” will capture this little-known, dramatic story. 

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