Madison, WI – May, 1970. Protesters against the war in Vietnam march up State Street towards the Capitol, led by Veterans for Peace in Vietnam. On May 1, 1970, there was a general student strike in response to the news that the U.S. had expanded bombing into Cambodia. There was a march against the war, led by Veterans for Peace in Vietnam; and after the May 4 shootings at Kent State University in Ohio, there were more protests at UW Madison, which led to the police being called in, and teargassing demonstrators in the streets and on campus. The march starting on State Street, heading for the State Capitol.
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