Peace movements.
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Florida Peace Movement Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0590
Abstract
This collection preserves audiovisual, photographic, and written documentation of the activism of Martina and John Linnehan to oppose deployment of nuclear armaments and support peace and environmental movements, centered mostly on Florida and Georgia.
Dates:
1979 - 2006
Lois Hensel Collection on the Gainesville Eight
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0354
Abstract
The "Gainesville Eight," a group of anti-Vietnam War protesters associated with Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), planned a demonstration during the 1972 Republican National Convention in Miami, Florida. They were arrested and charged on accusations of plotting a violent protest, but were later acquitted due to lack of evidence and signs of government interference. This collection houses newspaper clippings covering the trail, juror notes, VVAW papers, some correspondence, and...
Dates:
1973-2015, undated; Majority of material found within 1973-1978