Mayday 1971
A White House at War, a Revolt in the Streets, and the Untold History of America's Biggest Mass Arrest
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020, ©2020.
Format: Book
Description: xxx, 416 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
"A cinematic history of the largest act of civil disobedience in US history, in Richard Nixon's Washington"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Prologue: Nixon's insurrection city -- March 1971 -- This is real -- We need time -- The hot buttons -- A mighty waters -- The pivot point -- This is 36 -- April 1971 -- The courage part -- Move on over -- Fringe group -- The last man -- The Saturday march -- What's the harm -- Public defenders -- Barricades -- May 1971 -- War council -- Revoked -- Mayday -- The interest of justice -- A heavy cloud -- The holdouts -- Aftermath -- Epilogue.
Subjects:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States.
Demonstrations -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century.
Government, Resistance to -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Civil disobedience -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Militarism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.) -- History -- 20th century.
Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1969-1974.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States.
Demonstrations -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century.
Government, Resistance to -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Civil disobedience -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Militarism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.) -- History -- 20th century.
Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1969-1974.
ISBN:
9781328766724
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Includes bibliographical references and index.