1st National S.D.S. March End The War Vietnam Protest pinback

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Still one of my favorite pins,
March On Washington End The War In Vietnam April 17 1965 SDS Protest pinback, This Semi rare pin was made for the FIRST SDS National March where they assembled over 20,000 to march against the Vietnam War.
SDS = Students for a Democratic Society

The SDS first meeting was in 1960 on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor. (about 20 miles West of my first house)

There VERY FIRST March was in June, 1962 – The Port Huron Statement. Fewer than 100 people attend the convention at Port Huron, Michigan. (about 15 miles East of my last house)

Aug. 19-25, 1968 – Chicago D.N.C. Confrontations occur between Chicago police and antiwar protesters during the Democratic National Convention. Under the direction of Mayor Richard Daley police in many cases indiscriminately club not only antiwar protesters, but also bystanders, neutral observers and reporters all on prime-time national television.

1969 – SDS hold it's final national convention / march that ends in factional chaos between a more peace loving group and the bomb throwers who would become the Weather Underground or The Weathermen.

The Weathermen faction evolved into a small underground organization
that first took to street confrontations and then to a bombing campaign Known as "The days of rage" The Weathermen held one final national convention in Flint, Michigan, from December 27–31, 1969 more popularly known as the Flint War Council, (about 100 miles South of my current house) However the bombing continued into the early 70s even setting 1 off in the Capital building on March 1st 1971 and shortly after another at the Pentagon.

One of the LAST SDS buttons was the "Ban The SDS Bombers"
(I cleaned and uploaded that next)