Draft Resistance: 1967
A pin back button is pictured from the December 4, 1967 rallies across the country where draft cards were burned in opposition to the selective service system.
Burning draft cards was held to be a crime by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The draft system required certain individuals to enter the armed forces. There were widespread exceptions that enabled wealthier people to postpone or permanently half induction into the service.
In addition, the Vietnam War was an unpopular was largely disconnected to any real threat to the United States.
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Draft Resistance: 1967
A pin back button is pictured from the December 4, 1967 rallies across the country where draft cards were burned in opposition to the selective service system.
Burning draft cards was held to be a crime by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The draft system required certain individuals to enter the armed forces. There were widespread exceptions that enabled wealthier people to postpone or permanently half induction into the service.
In addition, the Vietnam War was an unpopular was largely disconnected to any real threat to the United States.
For more information and additional images, see flic.kr/s/aHskaq3Hkf
Creator is unknown.