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Willoughby, George, pacifist

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Phoenix Defense Fund Records

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-072
Overview

The Phoenix Defense Fund was established through the efforts of Norman Cousins and other supporters of Barbara and Earle Reynolds. The Reynolds sailed the yacht Phoenix into a nuclear test site, Eniwetok Proving Grounds, as a protest against nuclear war. They were arrested, tried, and acquitted (1958-1960). The organization was also known as Reynolds Defense Fund.

Dates: 1957-1961; Majority of material found within 1958-1959

Post-War World Council Records

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-062
Overview

Founded in 1942 to continue the efforts begun by Keep America Out of War Congress; December 1941 KAOWC dissolved and reorganized as Provisional Committee Toward a Democratic Peace; February 1942 a more permanent group organized; ceased activities December 1967.

Dates: 1942-1967

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  • Subject: Disarmament -- History -- Sources X

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African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- Sources 1
Antinuclear movement -- History -- Sources 1
Direct action -- History -- Sources 1
Disarmament -- History -- Sources 1
Eniwetok Proving Grounds (Marshall Islands) -- History -- Sources 1