I Want Peace
Archival Material and Objects
Identifier
2021.88.1Date
1971 (Exact Date)Description
Printed poster. Black and red ink on buff colored card stock. Features block letters "I Want Peace" in upper third, stylized illustration of a solder wearing a helmet in center third, and the words "VT. Vietnam Vets will ask the Legislature to adopt the Joint Peace Treaty March 31 10 am at the Statehouse in Montpelier. Will you support our veterans".Dimensions
38cm (W) 56cm (H)Material
PaperNotes
On March 31, 1971, a group of Vietnam War veterans, college students, and other Vermonters gathered at the Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier to urge the Legislature to ratify the People's Peace Treaty, developed in December 1970 by American and Vietnamese student organizations. The treaty received a mixed reception in Vermont. A Burlington Free Press editorial published on March 31 stated, "This effort must rank as one of the most arrogant, hateful and dishonest exercises ever foisted on the patience of Vermonters." After a contentious debate on the peace treaty, the Vermont House of Representatives tabled a resolution in support of the treaty and instead passed a resolution calling on the Nixon Administration to negotiate to end the war.Library of Congress Subject Headings
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--United States [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh2008113232]Peace treaties [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85098958]