It’s Time We Channel a Bit of Joan Baez’s Activism

In 1968, Brooklyn-born Mexican-American girl named Joan Baez, was arrested and jailed for barricading the door at a military induction center. She explained she was protesting America’s practice of drafting men to fight in the Vietnam war.

In 1968, Brooklyn-born Mexican-American girl named Joan Baez, was arrested and jailed for barricading the door at a military induction center. She explained she was protesting America’s practice of drafting men to fight in the Vietnam war.