Newsreel. 7, Boston Draft Resistance Group /

A profile of a grassroots anti-war group in Boston, this short film documents some of the tactics and activities used by draft resistance groups across the country during the Vietnam War. Using the law to keep young men out of the war, this group helped over 150 people each week escape service and e...

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Bibliographic Details
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	New York, NY : Third World Newsreel, 1968.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Draft resisters > United States. Conscientious objection > United States. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Draft resisters. Insoumis (Militaires) > États-Unis. Objection de conscience > États-Unis. Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Insoumis. Conscientious objection Draft resisters United States 1961-1975 Documentaries and Factual Films documentary film. Documentary films Nonfiction films Short films Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Short films. Documentaires. Films autres que de fiction. Courts métrages.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	A profile of a grassroots anti-war group in Boston, this short film documents some of the tactics and activities used by draft resistance groups across the country during the Vietnam War. Using the law to keep young men out of the war, this group helped over 150 people each week escape service and educate themselves and their communities about alternatives to combat.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed June 29, 2020). Originally produced as documentary film in 1968.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (18 minutes)
Playing Time:	00:17:16