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This thesis considered how the demographics of students at University of
Massachusetts-Boston, Tufts University, and Wellesley College impacted their
participation in the anti-Vietnam War movement between 1967 and 1970. At UMass-Boston
students from primarily working-class backgrounds used pragmatic protest tactics as a
defense against the draft. Tufts students, from mostly middle- and ... read moreupper-middle-class
backgrounds used the security of their student deferments to address larger issues such
as the military-university complex. The Wellesley women found their place in the
anti-war movement through protest tactics such as fasting, draft counselling, and
education, which were rooted in traditional female gender roles. While the students had
many of the same critiques about the war, and followed the national movement, their
distinct backgrounds made their protest experiences unique.read less
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