Waging Peace to End Two Wars - 04/15/13

On this day 46 years ago, the anti-war and civil rights movements launched a masterful peace offensive that proved to be one of the most successful tactics in forcing the enactment of several pieces of civil rights legislation and an end to the Vietnam War. On April 16, 1967, peaceful protests were held across America, with New York City and San Francisco attracting the largest crowds. Though both movements had been traveling on parallel tracks, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s fiery speech 11 days earlier condemning the war galvanized their quests for justice at home and abroad.