Valdosta State University and Vietnam: Home

The Vietnam War is a polarizing topic in American college age adults during 1965-1975. These adults had many times a much louder voice in the matters of the draft and ways to resist or change the governments decisions on Vietnam. Valdosta State Universities college students were not an exception to this movement of the anti-Vietnam protest. The Campus Canopy and The VSC Spectator from the Valdosta State archives showcase how this story unfolds in articles that are published by the newspaper and letters sent in by concerned students. These resources can be found at the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. This exhibit will look over the general thoughts on the Vietnam war and how the student body respond to it during the early to later parts of the anti-war movement in the United States. The exhibit will also show the contrasting opinions on how a few people viewed Vietnam during the time before 1970. And finally, how did the Valdosta State University react to the Kent State college shooting that occurred on May 4, 1970.