Detroit Committee To End The War In Vietnam
This protest movement was a city wide anti-war organization throughout the city of Detroit, Michigan between the years 1965-1972. This group was founded after the
beginning of bombing in North Vietnam in February of 1965. These movements
opposing the war helped bring thousands of people to begin protesting down in
Washington, D.C. This organization was not sided with any political
party, their sole purpose was to help immediately get the U.S. Troops out
of the war. The DCEWV was a step below the Detroit Coalition
To End The War Now, which was a much more broad and spread out organization
promoting the same thing. They also worked with other anti-war protest
groups in Detroit sponsoring different events and running peace
candidates. Some protest methods that the group used were teach-ins,
debates, speakers and films at Wayne State University in the city of Detroit.
The papers of the Detroit Committee to End the War in Vietnam document the
organization's work in building an anti-war movement in Detroit by sponsoring
local events and participating in national demonstrations
Popular Members Of The Detroit Committee To End The War In Vietnam
David Dellinger
A. J. Muste
Robert Greenblatt
Sidney Peck
Nick Medvecky
Evelyn Sel
Primary Source: David Dellinger, born August 22, 1915 and lived until May 24 2004, lived in Montpelier, Vermont, was a influential radical, an activist and a protestor against the war and social change. He was mainly a known member of the Chicago Seven which was a huge anti war protest group as well as the Detroit Committee to End The Vietnam War. The DCEVW didn't have any stand out member because it was a big group of local citizens and anybody who felt as if there was no place for the war. The Chicago Seven has teamed up in Detroit and combined anti-war riots at times and David Dellinger was one of the main leaders of the Chicago Seven and carried over his leadership role when these two groups combined. Dellinger was a draft dodger who attended Yale University and Oxford at one time in his life. He was a very important leader because he would not back down regardless the situation, he has been arrested numerous times and in 1968 he disrupted the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, IL and was charged with conspiracy, crossing state lines and intending to riot. As a leader he had to be very involved and outspoken towards people to make himself and his group heard. Anti-war activist, socialist and author were what he pursued in his life and he achieved props for being a spokesperson for the peace movement.
Important Quote : "Before reading [his autobiography], I knew and greatly admired Dave Dellinger.
Or so I thought. After reading his remarkable story, my admiration changed to
something more like awe. There can be few people in the world who have crafted
their lives into something truly inspiring. This autobiography introduces us to
one of them." — Noam Chomsky, from the dustjacket of From Yale
to Jail
Important Quote : "Before reading [his autobiography], I knew and greatly admired Dave Dellinger.
Or so I thought. After reading his remarkable story, my admiration changed to
something more like awe. There can be few people in the world who have crafted
their lives into something truly inspiring. This autobiography introduces us to
one of them." — Noam Chomsky, from the dustjacket of From Yale
to Jail