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The Resource The Catonsville Nine : a story of faith and resistance in the Vietnam era, Shawn Francis Peters

The Catonsville Nine : a story of faith and resistance in the Vietnam era, Shawn Francis Peters

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Summary
In the spring of 1968, a group of Catholic anti-war activists barged into a draft board in suburban Baltimore, stole hundreds of Selective Service records, and burned the documents. The bold actions of the 'Catonsville Nine' became international news. This book tells the story of this singular witness for peace and social justice
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xvii, 390 pages)
Contents
  • "Arguably the single most powerful antiwar act in American history"
  • "I want you to meet this priest"
  • "You get the kind of freedom you fight for"
  • "In jail for the right reason"
  • "A great human act done by sincere men"
  • "Guatemala smells like South Vietnam did a few years ago"
  • "Did you hear what we are planning?"
  • "I couldn't not do it"
  • "My God, they're burning our records!"
  • "You hide behind words"
  • "Crazy like Jesus"
  • "A colossal effrontery to justice"
  • "There ain't no justice, man"
  • "Come to Agnew country"
  • "Do they believe in God?"
  • "They're proud of it"
  • "I am trying to speak as a human being to the jury"
  • "You have just convicted Jesus Christ"
  • "Justice is like God: dead"
  • "There are so many reminders of death"
  • "America is hard to find"
  • "We're looking for Berrigan"
  • "The impact of such a thing would be phenomenal"
  • "Being 'underground' is strange"
  • The trial of the Catonsville Nine
  • "The most dangerous time of my life."
Isbn
9780199950140
Instance
Label
The Catonsville Nine : a story of faith and resistance in the Vietnam era
Title
The Catonsville Nine
Title remainder
a story of faith and resistance in the Vietnam era
Statement of responsibility
Shawn Francis Peters
Title variation
Catonsville Nine : an American story
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
In the spring of 1968, a group of Catholic anti-war activists barged into a draft board in suburban Baltimore, stole hundreds of Selective Service records, and burned the documents. The bold actions of the 'Catonsville Nine' became international news. This book tells the story of this singular witness for peace and social justice
Cataloging source
N$T
Dewey number
959.704/31
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
BX1795.W37
LC item number
P48 2012eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
Label
The Catonsville Nine : a story of faith and resistance in the Vietnam era, Shawn Francis Peters
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
"Arguably the single most powerful antiwar act in American history" -- "I want you to meet this priest" -- "You get the kind of freedom you fight for" -- "In jail for the right reason" -- "A great human act done by sincere men" -- "Guatemala smells like South Vietnam did a few years ago" -- "Did you hear what we are planning?" -- "I couldn't not do it" -- "My God, they're burning our records!" -- "You hide behind words" -- "Crazy like Jesus" -- "A colossal effrontery to justice" -- "There ain't no justice, man" -- "Come to Agnew country" -- "Do they believe in God?" -- "They're proud of it" -- "I am trying to speak as a human being to the jury" -- "You have just convicted Jesus Christ" -- "Justice is like God: dead" -- "There are so many reminders of death" -- "America is hard to find" -- "We're looking for Berrigan" -- "The impact of such a thing would be phenomenal" -- "Being 'underground' is strange" -- The trial of the Catonsville Nine -- "The most dangerous time of my life."
Control code
ocn808367331
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xvii, 390 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780199950140
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
c
Other control number
9786613890009
Other physical details
illustrations
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
389000
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
http://library.link/vocab/recordID
.b37540270
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
  • (OCoLC)808367331
  • oso0199827869
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