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Archivist Restores Rare Footage of The Velvet Underground at Vietnam War Protest

Archivist Restores Rare Footage of The Velvet Underground at Vietnam War Protest

A group of musicians perform outdoors with microphones and guitars, while people stand in the background near a building, watching the performance. The scene has a vintage, grainy look.

The year is 1969, legendary rock and roll band The Velvet Underground is playing at a Vietnam War protest in Texas. It sounds like an iconic moment. The only problem? Back then, people didn't care all that much about The Velvet Underground.

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