David Harris was a prominent anti-Vietnam War protestor, president of the Associated Students of Stanford University, and later, the leader of many anti-draft groups. He was also involved in SNCC's voter registration efforts in Mississippi. He was eventually imprisoned for draft evasion. Combatants Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) United States of America South Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand the Philippines Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) Strength ~1,200,000 (1968) ~420,000 (1968) Casualties South Vietnamese dead: 230,000 South Vietnamese wounded: 300,000 US dead... The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco in an [1] of Santa Clara County. ... Conscription is a general term for forced labor demanded by some established authority, e. ... The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (or SNCC, pronounced snick) was one of the primary institutions of the American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. ... Official language(s) English Capital Jackson Largest city Jackson Area  Ranked 32nd  - Total 48,434 sq. ... Their actions were criminal offences and once they had left the country draft dodgers could not return or they would be arrested. ...

From 1968 through 1973 Harris was married to folk singer Joan Baez. Baez related the amusing story of his arrest to the audience during her performance at the Woodstock Festival. Harris and Baez had one son together, Gabriel Harris. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Joan Baezs 1975 bestseller Diamonds & Rust. ... Woodstock redirects here. ...

Harris was married to author and New York Times reporter Lacey Fosburgh from 1975 until her death in 1993. The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... Lacey Fosburgh (1942 - January 11, 1993) was an American journalist, author, and academic. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

At Stanford, Harris was a protegé of Allard K. Lowenstein, a political organizer and later one-term Democratic congressman from New York. In the early 1980s, Lowenstein was shot to death by Harris's onetime friend Dennis Sweeney. Two years later, Harris wrote the book Dreams Die Hard about his experiences throughout the 1960s and 1970s with Lowenstein and Sweeney, and about the events leading up to the shooting. Allard Kenneth Lowenstein, (January 16, 1929–March 14, 1980) was a liberal Democratic politician, a one-term congressman representing the 5th District in Nassau County, New York from 1969 until 1971. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... MacGyver - 1980s hero The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... Dennis Sweeney was an anti-Vietnam War protestor and civil rights activist in the 1960s. ... Dreams Die Hard is an autobiographical book written in 1982 by David Harris, a prominent anti-Vietnam War activist during the 1960s. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1961 to 1970, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1971 to 1980, inclusive. ...