The United States engaged in a war that did not in any way endanger the lives of American citizens. Even the foreign affairs agency admitted that Vietnam did not inflict any harm on Americans. However, the idea of spreading communism is enough to send Americans to war. After years of peace the American government shatters everything when they began to ship soldiers off to war. Along with my disapproval of the war, Americans also did not want the war to go on. This can be seen at the Kent University incident where students were so upset by the war that they began to burn down buildings. The power behind anti war is very strong and is something that I agree with.

The major argument that they Anti-Federalist had was that it took away the rights of the states and threatened the natural rights of the people.

Women should be drafted, too.

A man who is reared in the Jim Crow South (Texas) experiences some of the feelings African-Americans may have experienced during that time. He goes on to experience rich and sometimes rewarding experiences as he grows older but he knows the fight for racial equality has not yet been won.

Charles Rangel has been a member of the House of Representatives since 1971. He is a democrat who represents New York State’s 15th district.

With over 2 to 4 million civilian deaths as well as about 1,550,000 war casualties on both sides, the Vietnam War was definitely one of the hardest fought wars in American history.

A young 20-something leaves the confines of home to travel to the Deep South in 1963, only to find violence and death as blacks struggled to break the shackles of racist traditions.

Is a military draft an act of patriotism to better our country in times of war or is it simply senseless genocide?

Male and female bodies don’t belong to the government or to a bunch of right wingers. We each own our body.

This article takes a look at how a draft would affect American society. Consideration is given to how the draft affected society before it was discontinued in 1973.