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Russ Stanton: Southwest Minnesota Remembers Vietnam
When he was a student at SMSU during the Vietnam War, Russ Stanton took on a leadership role in representing student protesters to police and the larger community of Marshall, Minn. Learn how this experience led to a career in politics and public service.
This clip is part of Vietnam Remembered: Western/Southwestern Minnesota from Pioneer Public TV.
Learn more at Pioneer.org/Vietnam.
The politics that were sweeping the nation started taking hold on campus. Very quickly, people were turning against the war.
This story is part of Stories of Protest.
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Story Themes: Civil Disobedience, Cops, Peace, Pioneer Public Television, Police, Protest, Sit In, SMC, Southwest Minnesota Remembers Vietnam, Student Protest
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