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An anti-Vietnam War protest

An anti-Vietnam War protest

Pressure from the United States for New Zealand to send troops to the Vietnam War gave rise to a vigorous local protest movement from the late 1960s. A speaker addresses a clearly anti-American crowd outside Parliament Buildings in Wellington in 1969.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327)
Reference: 1/2-16710-F

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Nancy Swarbrick. 'North Americans', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 20-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/north-americans/3/5