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American Friends Service Committee

 Organization

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Friends Committee on National Legislation Records

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-047
Abstract

A Quaker lobbying group established in 1943 to bring conscience and spiritual values to the political process in Washington; it grew out of the work of the Friends War Problems Committee in 1940.

Dates: 1943-

Bradford Lyttle Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-079
Overview Bradford [Brad] Lyttle is a long time leading peace activist involved in the promotion of nonviolence for social change and the elimination of war and nuclear weapons. Lyttle was the organizer of the San Francisco to Moscow walk in the 1960-1961, to highlight the message of disarmament and nonviolent resistance and bringing together U.S. and Soviet citizens together during the height of the Cold War. He went on to organize and participate in other marches and protests, including the Quebec...
Dates: 1954-

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  • Subject: Nonviolence X
  • Subject: Conscientious objection -- United States X

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African Americans -- Civil rights 1
Antinuclear movement -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
California -- Politics and government 1
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