Anti-Gulf War D.C. Protests (1991)

Sat Jan 26, 1991

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On this day in 1991, between 75,000 - 250,000 placard-wielding students, veterans, farmers, and feminists marched past the White House in protest of the Gulf War initiated by President George Bush. The march stretched over a mile long, sweeping down Pennsylvania Avenue.

Chants included “Hey, Hey, Uncle Sam, we remember Vietnam” and “No blood for oil!”. Representative Rangel (D-NY) was the only member of Congress among the speakers there, saying “We have no right to have a Clint Eastwood foreign policy”.

  • Anticorp@lemmy.world
    6·
    1 year ago

    It’s crazy that I don’t remember ever seeing a single war protest back then. Granted, I was a teenager, but I don’t think they gave these protests much coverage.

  • [email protected]@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    1 year ago

    In retrospect, first gulf war was decently successful. One of the few wars that doesn’t paint the US as an amoral bastion of greed. Which is ironic, considering the US was paid to do it. Still, the outcome was positive overall.