Who opposed the Vietnam war?

Answer 1

Early in the war (prior to 1967) there was very little anti-war activity.

By 1968, leading figures nationwide were opposed to the war:

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Boxer Mohammed Ali

Senator Robert Kennedy

Vice President Hubert Humphrey

Senator Eugene McCarthy

Newsman Walter Cronkhite

Chicago Seven

By 1970, antiwar and anti-draft movements were on every campus in the country. 56% of the American people called the war a 'mistake'. Black and Chicano opposition to the war grew, especially after the killing of a Mexican-American newsman covering a protest.

In 1971, Senator J William Fulbright began a series of Senate hearings into the war. The first antiwar veteran to speak was future Senator John Kerry.

Also in 1971, the Senate dealt a blow to the war support by repealing the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution that had allowed the president to fight a war without a declaration of war.

Answer 2

There were far too many Americans to count who protested against the Vietnam War. In fact, most of the protests occurred in the United States, with only one having taken place outside of the US (Chile, to be precise).

Answer 3

See Websites: Statistics About the Vietnam War. Note-Some sources say in excess of 16 million people either protested the war or dodged the draft.

Answer 4

Young people, those that had lost loved ones, and older people who were tired of war (WWII, Korea, etc.).