10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRAFT CARD»
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draft card in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties: A - F, Index
DRAFT CARD BURNING Several years before mass demonstrations protesting
America's involvement in the Vietnam War became commonplace in the 1970s,
David Paul O'Brien, along with three others, stood on the steps of the South ...
Miller is the young man who publicly burned his draft card at a peace rally in New
York last October, and he thus became the first man to be arrested under a new
federal statute enacted for the express purpose of nailing such offenders. After a
...
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Debating the 1960s: Liberal, Conservative, and Radical ...
One means of resisting was to reject the draft card, and this was done both
through draft card turn-ins and draft card burnings. Both acts were illegal and
brought the direct possibility of imprisonment — indeed Congress passed a stiff
bill in ...
4
The Spirit of the Sixties: The Making of Postwar Radicalism
Muste, Bayard Rustin, and David Bellinger had hosted a draft-card burning to
protest the possible passage of a peacetime draft.26 After mass draft card
burnings in May 1964 and August 1965, Congress passed a law making the
destruction of ...
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Radical Pacifism in Modern America: Egalitarianism and Protest
On Gene Keyes' 1963 draft card burning, see “Flaming Draft Card Lights Peace
Candle,” Peacemaker 17 (4Jan. 1964): 1. 2. Memorandum, To: CNVA 8c
Associates, From: Gene Keyes, Russ Goddard, Barry Bassin, Re: Draft as Issue
for ...
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Confronting the War Machine:
Draft Resistance During the ...
The Record American printed only three letters, all attacking the antiwar
demonstrators, two of which specifically condemned draft card burning. "All those
who participated in the demonstrations," one writer said, "should go to Russia
and see ...
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Encyclopedia of the United States Constitution
draft card burning 207 tice William J. Brennan, Jr. joined the Court, the couple
received the credit for leading the liberal bloc. And after the retirement of Justice
Black, Douglas never had another close relationship on the bench. Douglas ...
David Andrew Schultz, 2009
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Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime from the Sedition Act ...
O'Brien was arrested, tried, and convicted of knowingly destroying his draft card
in violation of the 1965 law. He testified at trial that he had burned his draft card in
the hope of inspiring others to "reevaluate their positions" with respect to the ...
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A Practical Companion to the Constitution: How the Supreme ...
The bill passes, and federal law enforcement officials, carrying a SEARCH
WARRANT, arrest a noisy opponent of the draft for taking a shower without
carrying his draft card. In a case testing the constitutionality of the draft card law,
we can ask: ...
Jethro Koller Lieberman, 1999
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On Constitutional Ground
The results of this process can be quite striking. In the firstplace O'Brien was
wrongly decided: The burning of a draft card is, of course, conduct that involves
both communication and physical acts. Yet it seems quite clear that the
predominant ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRAFT CARD»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
draft card is used in the context of the following news items.
13 professional baseball players who became war heroes
But Berra's draft card came in that year and he headed into the Navy. Berra became a gunner's mate and volunteered for a special mission to ... «We Are The Mighty, Jul 15»
Discover ancestors at the Old Bridge Public Library
And here is his draft card. It says he was 62 at the time and where he worked. Look, there is his sister's name, Catella. I don't actually remember ... «MyCentralJersey.com, Jul 15»
Three counters opened for submitting property record applications
The final PR card will be issued by 30 days after the issuance of draft card, he said. Currently applications are submitted at the Assistant ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
Connor McDavid's first Edmonton Oilers hockey card (Photo)
So this must be his NHL Draft card, while his official rookie card will arrive in November. Collectables are fun! Upper Deck; Connor McDavid ... «Yahoo Sports, Jun 15»
NBA Digital to Present Weeklong Coverage of 2015 NBA Draft
Participants will serve as a virtual GM to create the ultimate draft card by predicting player selections and matching them with their respective ... «Sports Video Group, Jun 15»
Prepare for Life After the National Raisin Reserve
... had had enough of the National Raisin Reserve, and in the agricultural equivalent of burning his draft card, refused to hand over the raisins. «Bloomberg View, Jun 15»
Korean War is still largely forgotten
During the 1960s, Korean War vets looked with disbelief at the turmoil of riots, draft card burnings and defections associated with those who ... «The Intelligencer, Jun 15»
GM Mike Maccagnan explains why Jets drafted Leonard Williams
When Washington passed on Williams in favor of Iowa guard Brandon Scherff, the first-year GM knew whose name to put on the draft card. «nyj.247sports.com, Jun 15»
You Say You're Not Racist? Guess What.
... about racism, as if it were some kind of coherent philosophy that entailed a formal affiliation you could resign, like burning your draft card. «Dallas Observer, Jun 15»
We don't need a wall, we need understanding
I have discovered he had a draft card from 1917, and became a citizen in 1939. I know nothing could be done to remove the sadness he ... «Yakima Herald-Republic, Jun 15»
