Traveling to Vietnam - American Peace Activists and the War

Traveling to Vietnam is the first book to document the little-known activities of the American peace activists who traveled to Vietnam to meet with officials in Hanoi, and with the National Liberation Front. What began as an effort to provide information about the war to the American public encouraged travelers to organize mail deliveries between American prisoners of war in Hanoi and their families at home.

Activists included Mary Clarke of Women Strike for Peace, Staughton Lynd, former director of the 1964 Mississippi Freedom schools, Dr. George Perera of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ( who researched the effects of defoliants that Americans used during the war), Elizabeth Boardman of A Quaker Action Group,
>Although Washington officials opposed their endeavors, seized their passports and bank accounts, and usually refused to issue licenses for medical equipment and supplies, the activists continued their efforts. By 1967, they averaged one delegation trip a month to Hanoi. They continued to bring back news from North Vietnam and won the release of some American pilots.

Summary

This work documents the activities of the American peace activists who travelled to Vietnam to meet with officials in Hanoi and the National Liberation Front. The activists included Mary Clarke, Staughton Lynd, Dr George Perera, Elizabeth Boardman, Joseph Elder and Jane Fonda.

Product details

• Authors: Mary Hershberger
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.1998
• EAN: 9780815605171
• ISBN: 978-0-8156-0517-1
• No. of pages: 292
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 238 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 581 g
• Series: Peace and Conflict Resolution; Syracuse Studies on Peace and; Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education