anti Vietnam war Anti-Vietnam War placards surround Toronto’s war memorial in 1969.
Photographer: Reg. Innell
Date: April 6, 1969
Context: Anti-Vietnam war demonstrators met at a war memorial on University Avenue to collect placards before marching to demonstrate at Toronto’s city hall. The Vietnam War was one of the first wars to be broadcast on television and Canadians followed it closely. The horrors of the war led many to oppose the American presence in Vietnam.