About this episode

This episode explores the draft dodging during the Vietnam War and the protests that arose from it.

Draft dodging. When did the draft lottery begin for the war in Vietnam, and who among America’s youth was hit the hardest? It was an unwinnable war, and thousands of high school graduates and college students refused to comply. What sparked these explosive protests nationwide? What role was marijuana and heroin playing back in Vietnam? And how did two decades of the costly, divisive conflict finally come to an end?

People in this episode

Host: Sharon McMahon

Topics covered

• draft dodging
• Vietnam War
• youth protests
• drug use
• conflict resolution
• historical events

Keywords

• draft lottery
• Vietnam War
• protests
• marijuana
• heroin
• youth
• conflict

Mentioned in this episode

Products: marijuana, heroin

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