Path to Peace: A Timeline of the 1960s Movement for Nonviolence
The Peace Movement, lasting from the early 1960s to the mid-1970s, emerged as a widespread social and political response to the Vietnam War, advocating for nonviolence and the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Rooted in earlier pacifist traditions, it gained momentum through protests, teach-ins, and the activism of students, religious groups, and countercultural organizations.
