The Vietnam War was a tragic and stressful time in the world, particularly for American soldiers, veterans, and the families they left behind. As a result of the very polarizing war, a lot of protest ...
Music exists for as many reasons as humans have thoughts. Whether expressing joy, love, grief, or anger, music conveys our deepest feelings like no other art form. To me, the noblest of all reasons ...
MANKATO — The first time Randy Dombrovski saw “What’s Going On: Songs From the Vietnam War Era,” he wasn’t ready for what hit him. Dombrovski, 74, who served with the Green Berets on the Cambodian ...
Music is without a doubt a powerful tool for social change. And that’s something that famed singer/songwriter John Fogerty knows all too well. Fogerty’s music has been pivotal in the world of protest ...
This week in history, on October 21, 1967, University of Connecticut students travelled to Washington, D.C., to participate in the March on the Pentagon, where more than 100,000 people rallied to ...
Robert Case, a 1971 University alum, photographer and activist, gave a presentation Friday recounting his experience documenting widespread protests on campus against the U.S. expansion of the Vietnam ...
During the Vietnam War era, anti-war protests took place in Sheboygan. A 1967 vigil at Fountain Park featured demonstrators protesting the war as morally wrong and illegal. Local men, including a ...
Editor’s Note: This is a follow up piece to an edition of the Life column “This Week in History,” which covered archival materials on UConn and Vietnam Protests. To pick up from the end of my ...