JOURNAL ARTICLE

Queer Hostages for Hanoi.

  • Published In: History Workshop Journal, 2023, v. 95. P. 2 1 of 3

  • Database: America: History and Life with Full Text 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Duberman, Martin 3 of 3

Abstract

This memoir centers on peace activism in the United States during the early 1970s as the Vietnam War was ending, focusing on the challenges of sustaining an effective anti-war movement. It details key protests organized by the group REDRESS, including sit-ins at the U.S. Senate and efforts to nominate American draft resisters for the Nobel Peace Prize, as well as a debated initiative by a subgroup of sexual dissidents to travel to Hanoi as hostages to deter U.S. bombing. The author reflects on the intersections between the peace movement, emerging gay and feminist activism, and limited alliances with the Black liberation movement, while questioning the overall impact of these efforts on ending the war and addressing postwar issues such as amnesty and political prisoners.

Additional Information

  • Source:History Workshop Journal. 2023/03, Vol. 95, p2
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:1363-3554
  • DOI:10.1093/hwj/dbac035
  • Accession Number:164488225
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