Peace Retreat March on Raleigh, May 1970

Title

Peace Retreat March on Raleigh, May 1970

Description

Large scale protests swept NC State in May 1970. Angry at Governor Norris for his support of President Nixon's invasion of Cambodia some 6,000 students marched on Raleigh hoping to force the Governor to recant. Though unsuccessful this was the most dramatic and visible event of the Peace Retreat.

Creator

Photographer unknown, published in the Technician 

Source

Unknown photographer. “Cathy Sterling.” Photograph. Raleigh, North Carolina, c1970. From The Technician. http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog/ua023_025-004-bx0006-001-006 (accessed October 10, 2014).

Date

1970-05-10

Contributor

Nathan Johnson

Original Format

photograph

Physical Dimensions

3" x 5"

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Files

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Citation

Photographer unknown, published in theTechnician, “Peace Retreat March on Raleigh, May 1970,” The State of History, accessed April 19, 2024, https://soh.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/565.