Common Slogans and Chants
- "Hell, no, we won't go!" was heard in antidraft and antiwar protests throughout the country.
- "Dow shall not kill" and "Making money burning babies!" were two slogans used by students at UCLA and other colleges to protest the Dow Chemical Company, the maker of napalm.
- "Stop the war, feed the poor" was a popular slogan used by socially conscious and minority antiwar groups, protesting that the war diverted funds that struggling Americans desperately needed.
- "Girls say yes to men who say no" was an antidraft slogan used by the SDS and other organizations.
- "War is not healthy for children and other living things" was a slogan of Another Mother for Peace.
- "End the nuclear race, not the human race" was first used by the WSP in antinuclear demonstrations and became incorporated into the antiwar events.
- "Not my son, not your son, not their sons" was an antiwar and antidraft slogan used by the WSP during protests.
Read more about this topic: Opposition To The U.S. Involvement In The Vietnam War
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