Anti-Vietnam Protestors at the Pentagon's Mall Entrance
10/22/1967
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This photograph shows protesters sitting on a wall around a bonfire after spending the night at the Pentagon's mall entrance. The previous day, an estimated crowd of 70,000–100,000 demonstrators gathered by the Lincoln Memorial in Washington to protest the Vietnam War and march on the Pentagon in the first major national protest against the war. In addition to the signs, chants, and other hallmarks of an anti-war demonstration, activists distributed daisies, and additionally planned to levitate the Pentagon off its foundation in an act of political theater. By the end of the protest, over 600 protesters had been jailed, and dozens hospitalized.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer.
National Archives Identifier: 530619
Full Citation: Photograph 111-C-CC46381; Washington, D.C. Anti-Vietnam Demonstration. Protesters Sit on the Wall Around Their Bonfire After Spending the Night at the Pentagon's Mall Entrance.; 10/22/1967; Color Photographs of Signal Corps Activity, 1944 - 1981; Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Record Group 111; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/antivietnam-demonstration-pentagons-mall, October 13, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.