" And It's One, Two, Three,
        What Are We Fighting For ?
        Don't Ask Me, I Don't Give A Damn,
        Next Stop Is Vietnam.
        And It's Five, Six, Seven,
        Open Up The Pearly Gates,
        Well There Ain't No Time To Wonder Why
        Whoopee! We're All Gonna Die."

  To listen to Country Joe's I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die-Rag

The seeds of the Vietnam Anti-war movement were sown as early as the mid 1950’s.  This movement originated out of anti-nuclear testing movements, and was developed through campus student organizations in the early 1960’s.  Full fledged opposition to the war did not become prominent until the end of 1964.  The increase in protest in 1964 coincided with American escalation in Vietnam. By 1969 the members of the anti-war movement included doctors, lawyers, hippies, students, teachers, veterans, etc.  The movement peaked in 1969, but quickly began to fade out because public support of Nixon and his withdrawal plan increased.

The music of the time period reflected the growing hatred toward the war, as well as served as a rallying force for the anti-war movement.  Artists such as Bob Dylan, Country Joe McDonald, and Pete Seeger dedicated their music to diagnosing the problems with the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam conflict.   Through their music they developed a collective identity among those who were fighting in the war, and those who lost family members to the war.  This project explores how music moved masses of people to protest.