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Grin - Sylvan Theatre, Washington D.C. May 2, 1971 (1971)

Track listing:
  1. Moon Tears 4:36
  2. Slippery Fingers 5:52
  3. Celebration 5:57
  4. End Unkind 6:56
  5. Coordinator Of Information 0:54

Notes

Mayday Vietmam War Protest Rally

On Monday, May 3rd, 1971 one of the most disruptive actions of the Vietnam War era occurred in Washington, DC, when thousands of anti-war activists tried to shut down the Federal government in protest of the Vietnam War. The threat caused by the May Day Protests, forced the Nixon Administration to create a virtual state of siege in the Nation’s Capital. Thousands of Federal and National Guard troops, along with local police, suppressed the disorder and by the time it was over several days later, over 10,000 would be arrested. It would be the largest mass arrest in U.S. history.