Vietnam: A Television History; Interview with William Sloane Coffin, 1982

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Title:
Vietnam: A Television History; Interview with William Sloane Coffin, 1982
Description:
After serving in the CIA and the military, the Rev. William Sloane Coffin later became an activist in the Civil Rights, anti-Vietnam War, and Nuclear Disarmament movements. Here he discusses his personal evolution and the beginnings of the anti-war movement at university teach-ins. He was a founder of Clergy and Laity Concerned About Vietnam and recalls efforts to bring Martin Luther King, Jr., into the peace movement. Coffin also describes his civil disobedience with other clergy, for which they were convicted of aiding and abetting draft resisters. He recounts an event where students turned over their draft cards, some burning them. Finally, he comments on the fracturing of the peace movement in the latter days of the war and his views on American imperialism.
Author:
Coffin, William Sloane
Date:
August 30, 1982
Format:
Film/Video
Location:
WGBH
Collection (local):
American Archive of Public Broadcasting Collection
Series:
WGBH > Vietnam: A Television History
Subjects:
Global Affairs
War and Conflict
War and society
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
Vietnamese reunification question (1954-1976)
Clergy
United States--Foreign relations--Asia
United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989
Draft
Religion and Politics
Cold War
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Public opinion
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--United States
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements
Vietnam--Politics and government
Youth and war
Imperialism
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--United States
United States--History--1961-1969
United States--History--20th century
Civil rights movements--United States
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Extent:
00:43:28
Link to Item:
https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-9k45q4rs29
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Publisher:
WGBH Educational Foundation