50 years ago, the Pentagon Papers’ success hinged on a personal conversion to nonviolence 16.06.2021 - US, United States - Waging Nonviolence (Image by Democracy Now)
Daniel Ellsberg’s release of the Pentagon Papers 50 years ago this week represents one of the most dramatic if not
the most dramatic nonviolent actions of the movement that helped end the Vietnam War. It was also one of the most impactful as it precipitated events that led to the downfall of Richard Nixon. Less known is how the success of this action hinged on Ellsberg’s personal conversion to nonviolence.
By Robert Levering
The media had a field day with the Pentagon Papers story. No wonder. It captured front-page headlines and network news for weeks: top secret documents revealed decades of governmental duplicity; a whistleblower eluded a massive FBI manhun
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