1967 March on the Pentagon
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The 1967 March on the Pentagon was a major anti–Vietnam War protest in Washington, D.C., where thousands of demonstrators attempted to symbolically confront and "exorcise" the U.S. military establishment.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1967 March on the Pentagon canonical | 3 |
| Vietnam War protests | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: 1967 March on the Pentagon Context triple: [Armies of the Night, subject, 1967 March on the Pentagon]
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1968 Democratic National Convention protests
The 1968 Democratic National Convention protests were a series of massive anti–Vietnam War and anti-establishment demonstrations in Chicago that culminated in violent clashes between protesters and police, symbolizing the deep political and social turmoil of the late 1960s in the United States.
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B.
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a landmark 1963 civil rights demonstration in Washington, D.C., best known as the setting for Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and its pivotal role in advancing racial equality and economic justice in the United States.
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C.
Columbia University protests of 1968
The Columbia University protests of 1968 were a major student-led uprising against university policies and the Vietnam War, emblematic of the radical activism and campus unrest associated with the New Left in the late 1960s.
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D.
1966 Meredith March Against Fear
The 1966 Meredith March Against Fear was a pivotal civil rights demonstration in Mississippi that, after the shooting of organizer James Meredith, became a mass march and a key moment in the emergence and popularization of the Black Power movement.
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E.
1963 Buddhist crisis
The 1963 Buddhist crisis was a major political and religious confrontation in South Vietnam, marked by widespread Buddhist protests and government repression that severely undermined President Ngô Đình Diệm’s regime.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: 1967 March on the Pentagon Target entity description: The 1967 March on the Pentagon was a major anti–Vietnam War protest in Washington, D.C., where thousands of demonstrators attempted to symbolically confront and "exorcise" the U.S. military establishment.
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A.
1968 Democratic National Convention protests
The 1968 Democratic National Convention protests were a series of massive anti–Vietnam War and anti-establishment demonstrations in Chicago that culminated in violent clashes between protesters and police, symbolizing the deep political and social turmoil of the late 1960s in the United States.
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B.
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a landmark 1963 civil rights demonstration in Washington, D.C., best known as the setting for Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and its pivotal role in advancing racial equality and economic justice in the United States.
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C.
Columbia University protests of 1968
The Columbia University protests of 1968 were a major student-led uprising against university policies and the Vietnam War, emblematic of the radical activism and campus unrest associated with the New Left in the late 1960s.
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D.
1966 Meredith March Against Fear
The 1966 Meredith March Against Fear was a pivotal civil rights demonstration in Mississippi that, after the shooting of organizer James Meredith, became a mass march and a key moment in the emergence and popularization of the Black Power movement.
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E.
1963 Buddhist crisis
The 1963 Buddhist crisis was a major political and religious confrontation in South Vietnam, marked by widespread Buddhist protests and government repression that severely undermined President Ngô Đình Diệm’s regime.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti–Vietnam War protest
ⓘ
political demonstration ⓘ protest march ⓘ |
| authorOfDescription | Norman Mailer ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| date | 1967-10-21 ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Armies of the Night
ⓘ
surface form:
The Armies of the Night
|
| endDate | 1967-10-21 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1969 Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam ⓘ |
| hasCause | Opposition to the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
increased media attention to the antiwar movement
ⓘ
mass arrests ⓘ radicalization of segments of the antiwar movement ⓘ |
| hasGenre | nonviolent protest ⓘ |
| hasRepresentationIn | documentary films about the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| location |
Arlington, Virginia
ⓘ
Pentagon ⓘ Washington metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
|
| mainSubject | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | television news in the United States ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
attempt to levitate the Pentagon
ⓘ
confrontation between protesters and military police ⓘ symbolic exorcism of the Pentagon ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipants |
100000
ⓘ
50000 ⓘ |
| opponent |
Department of Defense
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
United States government ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
military police ⓘ |
| organizer |
National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam
ⓘ
The Mobe ⓘ |
| participant |
Abbie Hoffman
ⓘ
Allen Ginsberg ⓘ Benjamin Spock ⓘ David Dellinger ⓘ Jerry Rubin ⓘ Noam Chomsky ⓘ Norman Mailer ⓘ Students for a Democratic Society ⓘ Yippies ⓘ antiwar activists ⓘ |
| partOf |
1960s antiwar movement
ⓘ
counterculture of the 1960s ⓘ |
| precededBy |
National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam
ⓘ
surface form:
1965 March on Washington for Peace in Vietnam
|
| significance | major turning point in U.S. public protest against the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| slogan | Stop the War in Vietnam ⓘ |
| startDate | 1967-10-21 ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
civil disobedience
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march ⓘ sit-in ⓘ |
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Subject: 1967 March on the Pentagon Description of subject: The 1967 March on the Pentagon was a major anti–Vietnam War protest in Washington, D.C., where thousands of demonstrators attempted to symbolically confront and "exorcise" the U.S. military establishment.
Referenced by (4)
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