Vietnam Solidarity Campaign badge; 1968; BA015
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Name/Title
Vietnam Solidarity Campaign badge
Vietnam Solidarity Campaign badge
About this object
The Vietnam Solidarity Campaign was formed in 1966 in opposition to the escalating war between American and communist-nationalist forces in the former colony of French Indochina. Leading lights of the campaign included Tariq Ali, David Horowitz and Pat Jordan.Though British forces were never involved in the war, the Campaign accused the Labour prime Minister Harold Wilson of complicity with the American war effort. In March 1968, a demonstration against the war culminated in a violent battle between police and demonstrators in Grosvenor Square outside the US embassy. The Rolling Stones' 'Street Fighting Man' was reputedly written by Mick Jagger as a result of his participation in this demonstration.
The Vietnam Solidarity Campaign was formed in 1966 in opposition to the escalating war between American and communist-nationalist forces in the former colony of French Indochina. Leading lights of the campaign included Tariq Ali, David Horowitz and Pat Jordan.Though British forces were never involved in the war, the Campaign accused the Labour prime Minister Harold Wilson of complicity with the American war effort. In March 1968, a demonstration against the war culminated in a violent battle between police and demonstrators in Grosvenor Square outside the US embassy. The Rolling Stones' 'Street Fighting Man' was reputedly written by Mick Jagger as a result of his participation in this demonstration.
Date Made
1968
1968
Medium and Materials
Metal, paper, clear plastic
Metal, paper, clear plastic
Object number
BA015
BA015
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