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The Civil Rights History Project: Survey of Collections and RepositoriesWorld War II conscientious objectors projectRepository: University of Illinois at Springfield. Archives/Special Collections Collection Description (Extant): Interviews by C. Arthur Bradley, 1988. The narrators, including eight students of Union Theological Seminary in New York City who were jailed in 1940 for refusing to register for the draft, discuss their opposition to war and the draft; their family backgrounds, education, and involvement in socialism, pacifism, civil rights, and the labor movement; and their activities in Congregational and other churches. The women narrators discuss their husbands' protests and ministries, their own involvement in pacifist and other political movements, the women's movement, and their own intellectual development. Access Copy Note: All material must be used in the archives reading room. Audio and videotapes and electronic records may be viewed in the Educational Technology Media Lab (LIB 140). Collection URL: http://www.uis.edu/archives/projects.htm#OBJECTORS Date(s): 1988 Digital Status: Yes Extent: 17 interviews (cassette and digital files), transcripts Language: English Interviewees: David Dellinger, Elizabeth Dellinger, George Houser, Henry Houser, Homer A. Jack, Walter Jackson Rights (Extant): Archives/Special Collections' materials are open to the public unless restricted by law or contractual agreement with a donor. Subjects:African American educators--Mississippi Genres:Interviews |
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