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| Title | Lest You Forget the War Goes On |
| Creator | [Unknown] |
| Publisher/Affiliation | [Unknown] |
| Place of Publication | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Date | 1970 |
| Notes | Announces: "Anti-War Demonstration … Stop the Courts Day, Tues. 2:00 PM, Fed. Court, Assemble: 5th & Marion, 5th & Seneca."
Background information: The Conspiracy Eight (or "Chicago Eight") included Jerry Rubin, Abbie Hoffman, David Dellinger, Rennie Davis, Tom Hayden, John Froines, Lee Weiner, and Bobby Seale. They stood trial on charges of crossing state lines with the intent to incite violence at the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
Background information: The Day After demonstration occurred in Seattle on February 17, 1970. About 2, 000 people led by the Seattle Liberation Front assaulted the Federal Court House with "tear gas, smoke bombs, rocks, and paint." (Crowley, Walt. Rites of Passage: A Memoir of the Sixties in Seattle. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 281)
Note on date: 1970 is penciled on document. |
| Intended Purpose | Mobilization
Event publicity
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| Issue Area | Vietnam protests - general
Racism
Freedom of Speech
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| Subjects (LCTGM) | Racism--Washington (State)--Seattle
Freedom of speech--Washington (State)--Seattle
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| Subjects (LCSH) | Vietnam Conflict, 1961-1975--Protest movements
Demonstrations--Washington (State)--Seattle
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| Geographic Coverage | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Vietnam War Era Ephemera Collection
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| Digital ID Number | VTN038 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | DS559.62 W3 Vietnam War Era Ephemera Collection, Box 3/4 |
| Object Type | Flier
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| Physical Description | 27.5 x 21.5 cm |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original text at 400 dpi in color, saved in JPEG format and resized to 600 ppi horizontal. Saved at compression rate 3. 2004. |
