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The 1970 DC Protest Story In this gripping firsthand story with @TheRandallCarlson, we go back to May 1970, when Washington, D.C. became the epicenter of one of the most powerful antiwar movements in American history. The speaker recalls a day of armored buses, mass arrests, and eerie fog over the Potomac as protesters gathered to demand an end to the Vietnam War. Through vivid storytelling, we see how over 20,000 people were detained, with many others narrowly escaping capture. The chaos and courage of that weekend would culminate in one of the largest demonstrations in U.S. history, as nearly a million people flooded the capital, shutting down roads, bridges, and even surrounding the Pentagon. What began as a protest became a turning point — the moment when public resistance began to shift the course of the war itself. 🔗 Full episode link: https://youtu.be/yUsbOj2Yq8c #VietnamWar #ProtestHistory #WashingtonDC #Activism #HistoricalStory #AandM #Podcast #TrueStory #HistoryMatters #SocialChange #history #austinandmattpodcast #truestory #experience