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The following image seen below shows Todd Gitlin, the president of SDS. This image would certainly be included in a capsule because it is a reminder of why the movement started and how far the movement has come. As early as 1962, the movement did not even have 1000 members, yet by the year 1969, it had grown to be 100,000 members. Thus, including an image of one of the organizations most successful presidents is certainly justified.

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These students from this movement believe that the America isn't a full democratic country. Thus, they believe in protesting with the idea concerned with equality, economic justice, peace, and participatory democracy since the war had been disrupting a large amount of citizens in the U.S.

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Throughout the 1960s, Students For A Democratic Society was a socialist group that was emerging quickly. They were inspired to form partially due to the Vietnam war, and upon formation, they fought for civil rights and reconstruction of economical life. As the movement grew, they began forming certain logos or phrases to spread awareness, these are depicted in the image below.

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In 1968, hundreds of students stormed the streets of Los Angeles to protest against the Vietnam War. This protest was very eye opening to the public as it showed the groups will to get involved and stand up for their beliefs. It also shows the power the group possessed, for they were easily able to gather hundreds of people to partake in this protest. Protesting the War became the primary goal of SDS during the years 1965-1967.

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This symbol became the pinnacle of the movement during its reign. In this image, while it may be simplistic, contains a lot of symbolism. You see, the fist represents what the movement is fighting for. Whether it be freedom, civil rights, equality, or anything else, it is represented by the fist depicted below. Some of the stronger protests fought by the group including to conclude the war being fought in Vietnam, as well as social equality to all individuals in America.

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Regarding this picture, it was a protest in Washington to go against America's involvement in the Vietnam War as the leader of the SDS, Paul Potter, stating, " What kind of system is it that justifies the United States or any country seizing the destinies of the Vietnamese people and using them callously for its own purpose … that consistently puts material values before human values and still persists in calling itself free and still persists in finding itself fit to police the world? We must name that system. We must name it, describe it, analyse it, understand it and change it." As a result, the main idea for this protest was making others realize the Vietnam War was immorally wrong and a waste of resources and money.

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With his new book released, it describes and captures the idealism and activism, which was the main drive for these students to fight for a change in the U.S. government. Throughout this book, it captures pictures and descriptions of the many significant events that took place during the Vietnam War including in 1962 where in Michigan an United Auto Workers' camp had taken place. Moreover, this was a historical convention where students in the SDS had prepared for the Port Huron Statement as it critiqued the U.S. government failure to establish international peace and pursue domestic inequality.

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Students for a Democratic Society: A Graphic History: Pekar ...https://www.amazon.com ›

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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-was-protest-group-students-democratic-society-five-questions-answered-180963138/

https://www.worldcat.org/title/students-for-a-democratic-society-a-graphic-history/oclc/174500705

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https://www.sds-1960s.org/

https://www.amazon.com/Students-Democratic-Society-Graphic-History/dp/0809089394