1971 May Day Protests
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Dates | 1971-05-03 00:00:00 |
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Location2 | Washington, D.C. |
Arrest | 12,000 |
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ID | 3429592 |
About 1971 May Day Protests
The 1971 May Day protests were a series of large-scale civil disobedience actions in Washington, D.C., in protest against the Vietnam War. These began on Monday morning, May 3rd, and ended on May 5th. More than 12,000 people were arrested, the largest mass arrest in U.S. history.