Stop This War

Americans Protest the Vietnam Conflict

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Galt provides effective social, political, and historical context for everything from small, peaceful rallies to such watershed events as the 1968 Democratic Convention and Kent State. She also explores the influence of and parallels to the civil rights movement, and the government's role in public perception of events overseas and at home. Often using her husband, a conscientious objector, as an example, Galt illustrates how the war impacted not just faceless groups but also individuals with unique perspectives and experiences. The prose is clear and engaging; events are described in depth, conveying how protests can increase public awareness, enact change, and sometimes backfire with tragic consequences. Black-and-white photos portray the war and diverse public response, from marches to sit-ins to draft-card burnings.

– Shelle Rosenfeld
American Library Association.

"Framed by her husband's pacifist Vietnam protest, Stop This War describes many kinds of antiwar demonstrations, from small, peaceful rallies to the violent anti-war confrontations at the 1968 Democratic Convention and Kent State. With sketches of many protestors, and parallels to the Civil Rights movement (as well as ties to Thoreau's Civil Disobedience), the book illustrates how the war impacted not just faceless groups, but also individuals with unique perspectives and experience. The prose is clear and engaging, events are described in depth, conveying how protests can increase public awareness, enact change, and sometimes unexpectedly backfire with tragic consequences."

–Shelley Rosenfield, Booklist

"Grade 8 Up-Galt interviewed many former conscientious objectors, including her husband, to help tell about this tumultuous period and to give insight into their motivations. She clearly explains the idea of civil disobedience, beginning with Henry Thoreau, and how his writings had an effect on the protest movement. Information is provided about the 1968 Democratic National Convention, the Chicago 8, Students for a Democratic Society, the Weathermen, Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon's war policies, the Kent State shootings, and many other significant events and people of that era. Small, framed black-and-white photographs are scattered throughout. This book gives readers a feeling for the divisiveness that was part of our culture at that time and provides a perspective on the Vietnam War that isn't readily available elsewhere. "

–Michael McCullough, Byron-Bergen Middle School, Bergen, NY
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Violent or non, organized or not, protesters had one thing in common - a desire to end the war in Vietnam. An informative look at the groups, individuals, and events rocking the end of the 60's and early 70's until the conflict ended. The government and other officials are, of course, the bad guys, while the protesters are idealistic and self-sacrificing. A very readable text, enough for reports. Black and white photos, bibliography, and index are included.

– By Pam Carlson
Amazon Review

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