Cindy Sheehan
Cindy Lee Miller Sheehan (born July 10, 1957) is an American anti war activist. She was one of the most well-known faces in the United States' antiwar movement of the 2000s.
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 Sheehan gives the peace sign in front of the White House in 2006. | |
| Born | Cindy Lee Miller July 10, 1957 |
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She was the mother of Casey Sheehan. He was a soldier who died in the Iraq War.[1] After his death, Sheehan grieved. She protested because of her son. Months later, she started traveling around the United States. She spoke at universities, churches, and other communities around the country.[2] President Bush refused to meet with her at the White House.[3] In 2005, Sheehan set up camp outside President Bush’s home in Texas to protest.[1] Sheehan’s strong protests created controversy throughout the U.S.. Many people did not like her protesting against her country.[2] Sheehan knew many people who lost family members and friends in the war. She protested for all of those people.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Grow, Doug (January 27, 2007). "Cindy Sheehan, nonstop antiwar activist". Star Tribune.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Your turn: Cindy Sheehan: Sheehan has no qualifications". Journal & Courier. April 12, 2007.
- ↑ Greentree, Vivian (August 1, 2001). "Why won't Bush meet with Cindy Sheehan?: The nation's growing disapproval of our involvement in Iraq has landed squarely the president's own backyard. Cindy Sheehan, whose son Casey Sheehan was killed in Iraq, is staging an impromptu protest outside President Bush's Crawford ranch, where". Caller Times.
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