She easily won the Democratic nomination over opposition from antiwar activist Jonathan Tasini. The Administration's proposals touched off a firestorm of antiwar protest. Rochester also saw significant unrest in labor, race, and antiwar protests. He gave some speeches with inflammatory antiwar rhetoric. Preparedness supporters were downcast, the antiwar people were jubilant. The Vietnam Antiwar Movement in American History. Nevertheless, his antiwar rhetoric increased throughout 1967. Asian American poets and playwrights also joined in unity with the movement's antiwar sentiments. Starting in 1964, the antiwar movement began. Locally, several business and civic leaders joined in efforts to root out antiwar fervor. There was little antiwar sentiment during or after the war. The song recalled the antiwar music of the sixties. This in turn led to women's leadership in the Asian American antiwar movement. "The War Is Over", another key historical figure of the antiwar movement was Bob Dylan. MGM was concerned that the movie seemed too antiwar for the postwar period.