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Muste, Abraham John, 1885-1967

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Committee for Amnesty for All Objectors to War and Conscription Collected Records

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Committee for Amnesty...
Overview On January 12, 1946, the Committee for Amnesty for All Objectors to War and Conscription was established to seek an amnesty for "all objectors to war and conscription," which included men under army court-martial for their stance against war. The Committee's most widely publicized work was the sponsorship of picketing demonstrations at the White House in May and December 1946 calling for amnesty, but the organization also promoted its objectives through lobbying of Congressional and other...
Dates: 1945-1948

Metropolitan Board for Conscientious Objectors Records

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-060
Abstract

The Metropolitan Board for Conscientious Objectors was a non-sectarian, free advisory service for conscientious objectors to war and military service. The MBCO was set up to provide counseling and legal aid in metropolitan New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut and established by the United Pacifist Committee in 1940. The group disbanded in 1980.

Dates: 1940-1980

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  • Subject: Draft resisters -- United States -- History -- Sources X
  • Subject: Amnesty -- United States -- History -- Sources X

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Conscientious objection -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Counseling -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Draft -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Conscientious objectors -- Sources 1
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Conscientious objectors -- Sources 1