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You Fight & Die But Can't Vote at 18

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09915 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Object Date: circa 1969-1970 Pagination: 1 pin Order a Copy PDF Download(s): Download PDF

One pin reading "You Fight & Die But Can't Vote at 18" dated circa 1969-1970. The reference to fighting and dying refers to the draft age of 18 while the voting age was 21.

1945 to the Present
Voting Rights
Voting
Voter registration
Vietnam War
The Sixties
The Seventies

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