The antiwar movement was initially based on the older 1950s Peace movement, heavily influenced by the American Communist Party, but by the mid-1960s became a broad-based mass movement centered in universities and churches (“1960s”). Few Americans protested the American involvement in Vietnam early on, but as the war dragged on and the body count continued to grow, people became more restless (“1960s”).The Vietnam war really galvanized students even though many didn’t have to go because of student deferment, (Green), so then students became a powerful and disruptive force and university campuses sparked a national debate over the war (“1960s”). Some young people took to the streets in protest, while others fled to Canada to avoid the draft (History.com
