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Benedict, Donald

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Benedict, Donald b. 1917: Interview and memoir

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Identifier: O-B434D
Scope and Contents WWII CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS PROJECT Donald Benedict, socialist and pacifist, husband of Ann Benedict, discusses his studies at Albion College and Union Seminary; socialism and pacifism; living in Harlem, New York in the 1940's; experiences with racism and coal mine unions in the south; his arrest for refusing to register for the WWII draft; and events which eventually convinced him to enlist in 1945. Also discusses his efforts to promote racial equality; combating police brutality and...
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