Fault Lines: Economic and Racial Divisions in Vietnam-era America | The Draft

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Vietnam conscription African-American experience Civil Rights movement Latino experience economic class Mohammed Ali The Draft
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History-Social Science
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Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Fault Lines: Economic and Racial Divisions in Vietnam-era America | The Draft

Learn how the Vietnam-era draft system exposed deep fault lines in American society in this clip from The Draft. Economic and racial divides were endemic in the system, and African-Americans and Latinos were more likely to be drafted and die than whites. As the casualites piled up, so did the racial tensions. Muhammed Ali's refusal to be drafted on religious (and racial) grounds illustrated this "perfect storm" moment in American society.

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