Reply #28: Founded by white supremacists, headquartered in my hometown [View All]

[IndianaGreen]

American Legion supported Nixon and opposed Vietnam Veterans Against the War. Nothing has changed!

They also hate LGBTs, and they went bonkers when one of their members announced he was transgendered while running for post president.

American Legion blackmails Kennedy High School to deprive students of first amendment right to free speech
by Brandon Madsen

High school student anti-war activists plan to hold press conference and demonstration after school today in protest of school administration’s refusal to guarantee free speech

Bloomington, MN - Under pressure from the American Legion, the Bloomington Public Schools Superintendent Gary Prest has banned Kennedy student anti-war activists from setting up a counter-recruitment table today, while allowing military recruiters unfettered access to their fellow students.

For weeks the students in Youth Against War & Racism had been planning to set up an anti-war information table today (February 23), when the military recruiters are scheduled to table at Kennedy High. They had obtained permission and reserved a table. But Tuesday morning their principal got a visit to his office by representatives from the American Legion, who informed him that unless he stopped them from tabling, they would cease donating money to Bloomington Public Schools. Principal Simmons also got a call from the District Superintendent, who had also met with the American Legion, who also instructed him to shut down their organization’s action.

http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=2005022319461980