Protests against the Vietnam War

Anti-war protests, led by students and civil rights campaigners, peaked between 1968 and 1970. Over 100 demonstrations involved 40,000 students, often featuring the burning of the American flag, a criminal offence. Students taunted President Johnson with chants. In late 1969, nearly 700,000 anti-war protesters gathered in Washington, DC, marking the largest political protest in American history.