Question

In 1965 the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Commettee (SNCC) produced their first statement on the war, declaring that blacks should not "fight in Vietnam for the white man's freedom, until all the Negro people are free in Mississippi." From the outset, the burden of the conflict had been mainly put on African Americans and working-class and poor whites. During the early years of the war, students enrolled in college could obtain deferments from military service. Many whites were also able to fulfill military obligations by joining the Army Reserve or the National Guard. As a result, in 1967, 64 percent of all eligible African-Americans were drafted, but only 31 percent of eligible whites.

What was the SNCC’s argument against the Vietnam War?

Answer 1

“the United States government has been deceptive in its claims of concern for the freedom of the Vietnamese people“