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The 1967 protest that tried to levitate the Pentagon
Original: When protesters tried to levitate the Pentagon — and produced an anti-war icon
Retellings are circulating of the October 1967 demonstration in which thousands of anti-Vietnam War protesters gathered at the Pentagon and, in a famous bit of theatre, attempted to levitate the building through chanting and meditation. The action did not lift the Pentagon, but it produced one of the most enduring images of the anti-war movement, a young protester placing flowers in the rifle barrels of military police.
Why now: The anniversary and ongoing anti-war activism are renewing interest in this iconic moment of 1960s protest history.
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- When protesters tried to levitate the Pentagon — and produced an anti-war icon · The Washington Post
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