| Title: |
John Lawitt
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| Local code: |
OH0328
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Texas Tech University. Vietnam Archive
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| Collection: |
Vietnam Archive Oral History Project
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| Description: |
(Civilian) John W. Lawitt, originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was a civilian who protested against the Vietnam War from 1964 until 1972. John grew up in Abington, PA, and was a member of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee and the American Friends Service Committee while in High School and participated in anti-war demonstrations in Philadelphia and the surrounding area. He attended the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut from 1968 to 1970 and while there joined the Black Panthers, the Students for a Democratic Society, and the Weathermen and participated in anti-war demonstrations. John transferred to the University of New Mexico in 1970 where he continued to participate in anti-war protests until he graduated in 1972 with a law degree. OH0328 - part of the John Lawitt Collection
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Audio: |
[Audio available]
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| Speaker: |
Lawitt, John W.
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Philadelphia, PA; Pennsylvania; United States; North America
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| Speaker occupation: |
Activist; Lawyer
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| Document date: |
Undated
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| Historical events discussed: |
Vietnam Conflict, 1955-1975
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| Locations discussed: |
Asia; North America; United States; Vietnam
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Asia; Military camps--Vietnam; North America; Oral history; United States; United States--Armed Forces; United States--Military history; Vietnam; Vietnam Conflict, 1955-1975; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975--Atrocities; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975--Veterans
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0025360-27204
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