A difference between the protestors from Kent State University and the protestors in the Freedom Rides was that they were objecting against different events. The protesters involved in the Freedom Rides were supporting civil rights, but the protesters mentioned in A Letter Home were against the presence of American soldiers in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. We know that Dan from Waiting for Dan was a protester for civil rights because in the story, it states that “...Dan decided to join the ever-growing numbers of people on the Freedom Ride.” We also know that the students from Kent State University were protesting against American soldiers fighting in Vietnam because in the letter, the student says “ We should not be in Vietnam, but burning buildings and and throwing rocks at the police will not help.” This piece of text shows that the students at Kent State University had done those things because most of them believed that American soldiers should not be fighting in the Vietnam
A difference between the protestors from Kent State University and the protestors in the Freedom Rides was that they were objecting against different events. The protesters involved in the Freedom Rides were supporting civil rights, but the protesters mentioned in A Letter Home were against the presence of American soldiers in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. We know that Dan from Waiting for Dan was a protester for civil rights because in the story, it states that “...Dan decided to join the ever-growing numbers of people on the Freedom Ride.” We also know that the students from Kent State University were protesting against American soldiers fighting in Vietnam because in the letter, the student says “ We should not be in Vietnam, but burning buildings and and throwing rocks at the police will not help.” This piece of text shows that the students at Kent State University had done those things because most of them believed that American soldiers should not be fighting in the Vietnam