A black and white photo depicting a crowd of people at the anti-war rally on the steps of the capitol in Topeka, Kansas. The peaceful demonstration attended by about 1,200 college students, was held to protest the United States involvement in Cambodia and to ask Kansas Governor Robert Docking to call a special session of the legislature to consider an anti-war proposal. The proposed legislation would make it unlawful for Kansas citizens to fight outside the United States without a declaration of war by Congress. Governor Docking met with students and accepted their petitions for the special session, but no further action was taken toward the request.
Date: May 13, 1970
Item Number: 213152
Call Number: FK2.S5 T.56.1970 *6
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 213152
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Politics/Government
Built Environment - Function - Government - Capitol
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1970s - 1970
Education - Higher education - Students
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Democrat
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Peace
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Docking, Robert B.
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Notable Kansans - Docking, Robert, 1925-1983
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - The Sixties and Vietnam, 1961-1975 - Vietnam War
Type of Material - Photographs
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