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Nov 15 1969 S.F. CA & Washington D.C. Anti-Vietnam War Demonstration
The rally featured speeches by antiwar politicians, including Eugene McCarthy(D), George McGovern(D) and Charles Goodell(R). It also included performances by Peter, Paul and Mary, Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger, who led the crowd in the singing of John Lennon’s “Give Peace a Chance.” As part of world wide Vietnam war moratorium, the San Francisco Moratorium Peace March occurred on November 15, 1969. Large demonstrations occurred around the country and the world including 500,000 in Washington, D.C. on that day.
