Joan Baez Was Arrested For Protesting Vietnam
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Joan Baez became the face of a peaceful protest in Oakland in 1976 when she was taken into custody. Baez, along with 250 other protestors, gathered for a sit-in at a military induction center. Together, the group formed a human barricade to prevent draftees from entering.
She became the voice of the group and was one of the first prople to be arrested. Along with her, 40 other protestors were put in handcuffs. Thankfully, her run-in with the law didn’t stop her from continuing to fight for what she believed was right. In the decades since she became an advocate for LGBT rights and protested the invasion of Iraq.
