Detroit Committee to End the War in Vietnam
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The Detroit Committee to End the War in Vietnam was the city-wide anti-war
organization that mobilized numerous actions in Detroit, United States
between 1965 and 1972(?) and helped bring thousands of people to mass protests in Washington, D.C.
Often there was internal conflict over slogans and politics within the group between social democrats, members of Students for a Democratic Society
, and the Socialist Workers Party
, which finally gained ascendency.
The DCEWV was supplanted by the Detroit Coalition to End the War Now, which was a broader organization.
Much of the history is available through contemporary reports in the Fifth Estate
newspaper available at different archives including the University of Michigan
's Labadie collection.
War
War is a state of organized, armed, and often prolonged conflict carried on between states, nations, or other parties typified by extreme aggression, social disruption, and usually high mortality. War should be understood as an actual, intentional and widespread armed conflict between political...
organization that mobilized numerous actions in Detroit, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
between 1965 and 1972(?) and helped bring thousands of people to mass protests in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
Often there was internal conflict over slogans and politics within the group between social democrats, members of Students for a Democratic Society
Students for a Democratic Society (1960 organization)
Students for a Democratic Society was a student activist movement in the United States that was one of the main iconic representations of the country's New Left. The organization developed and expanded rapidly in the mid-1960s before dissolving at its last convention in 1969...
, and the Socialist Workers Party
Socialist Workers Party (United States)
The Socialist Workers Party is a far-left political organization in the United States. The group places a priority on "solidarity work" to aid strikes and is strongly supportive of Cuba...
, which finally gained ascendency.
The DCEWV was supplanted by the Detroit Coalition to End the War Now, which was a broader organization.
Much of the history is available through contemporary reports in the Fifth Estate
Fifth Estate
Fifth Estate is a US periodical, originally based in Detroit, Michigan, but now produced in a variety of locations. Its editorial collective shares divergent views on the topics the magazine addresses but generally shares an anti-authoritarian outlook and a non-dogmatic, action-oriented approach...
newspaper available at different archives including the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
's Labadie collection.