Students protesting the Vietnam War and General Westmoreland
Information
Image number
UA20100048
Image classification
Students-Extracurricular and Social Activities - 2090 - Student Protests
Date
circa 1972
Decade
1970s
Description and notes
On verso, ''Swastika 1972 Vol. 1'' Pictured are students standing on the sidewalk protesting the Vietnam War. They are holding signs that read ''Bombs are offensive'' and ''Only peace is honorable.'' In the background, the marquee reads ''Entertainment nightly Linda Marks and friends and Welcome General Westmoreland.''
Historical context
The Round-Up, the student newspaper of NMSU, printed some letters to the editor from readers regarding the protest. The readers did not approve of the protesters behavior. Edited based on http://libcgi.nmsu.edu:8080/RoundUp/jsp/RcWebImageViewer.jsp?doc_id=The+Round+Up+1970-1979%2Fnmlcu001%2Froundup1%2F19720426&view_width=10&rotation=0&query1=General+Westmoreland&collection_filter=&search_doc=general+westmoreland&submit=Find and http://libcgi.nmsu.edu:8080/RoundUp/jsp/RcWebImageViewer.jsp?doc_id=The%20Round%20Up%201970-1979/nmlcu001/roundup1/19720501&query1=General%20Westmoreland
Subject (LCSH)
Students
Activists
Anti-war demonstrations
Vietnam War
Provenance
New Mexico State University. Department of Information Services
Digital publisher
New Mexico State University Library
Access rights
Public record. No restrictions on use. See New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act, Chapter 14, Article 2, 8th Edition, 2015
Source
NMSU Library Archives and Special Collections Department