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Today in Supreme Court History: March 10, 1919
3/10/1919: Debs v. United States decided.
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Until the Last Gun Is Silent: A Story of Patriotism, the Vietnam War, and the Fight to Save America's Soul by Matthew F. Delmont highlights Coretta Scott King (an early anti-Vietnam War peace activist) & Dwight “Skip” Johnson, Medal of Honor recipient. Johnson suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and his life ended on a tragic note.
Eugene Debs was convicted for obstructing the draft. What was legally acceptable protest during the Vietnam War would have shocked many people from the era. Blatant appeals to obstruct the draft, more blatant than Debs, were standard fare.