On This Day: Mayday Protests

Tens of thousands of anti-Vietnam War protesters, young people and military veterans alike, converged on Washington, D.C. in May 1971. More than 7,000 of them were arrested in a single day. View this collection of videos to learn about the people who participated, the reasons why they protested and the impact of these events.

Mayday 1971 Archival Video

A portion from "The Whole World is Watching" 1971 Washington, DC metropolitan police department film on the Mayday protests is shown.