The Catonsville Nine
A Story of Faith and Resistance in the Vietnam Era
Nonfiction, History, Military, Vietnam War, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Denominations, Catholic, Catholicism, Americas, United States, 20th Century
| Author: | Shawn Francis Peters | ISBN: | 9780199942756 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | Publication: | June 29, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Shawn Francis Peters |
| ISBN: | 9780199942756 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Publication: | June 29, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Language: | English |
In the spring of 1968, a group of Catholic antiwar activists barged into a draft board in suburban Baltimore, stole hundreds of Selective Service records, and burned the documents in a fire fueled by homemade napalm. The bold actions of the ''Catonsville Nine'' quickly became international news, and they remained in the headlines throughout the summer and fall of 1968, when the activists were tried in federal court. Shawn Francis Peters tells the fascinating story of this singular witness for peace and social justice.
In the spring of 1968, a group of Catholic antiwar activists barged into a draft board in suburban Baltimore, stole hundreds of Selective Service records, and burned the documents in a fire fueled by homemade napalm. The bold actions of the ''Catonsville Nine'' quickly became international news, and they remained in the headlines throughout the summer and fall of 1968, when the activists were tried in federal court. Shawn Francis Peters tells the fascinating story of this singular witness for peace and social justice.
