Oral history interview with Tom Lewis.

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Interview conducted for Voices from the Catholic Worker. Peace activist, artist, and Catholic Worker Tom Lewis discusses his long history of nonviolent peace actions, including burning draft cards in 1968 with eight other Catholics in Catonsville, Md. He describes the trials and outcomes for the Cat...

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Main Author: Lewis, Thomas, 1940-
Other Authors: Troester, Rosalie Riegle
Format: Cassette Audio Book
Language:English
Created: 1988.
Subjects:
Lewis, Thomas, > 1940- > Interviews.
Berrigan, Daniel.
Berrigan, Philip.
Catonsville Nine.
Civil disobedience > United States.
Government, Resistance to > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Trials (Political crimes and offenses) > Maryland > Baltimore.
Peace > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Catholic Worker Movement.
Antinuclear movement > United States.
Oral histories.
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Summary:Interview conducted for Voices from the Catholic Worker. Peace activist, artist, and Catholic Worker Tom Lewis discusses his long history of nonviolent peace actions, including burning draft cards in 1968 with eight other Catholics in Catonsville, Md. He describes the trials and outcomes for the Catonsville Nine and for a previous action in Baltimore, Md. He considers the role of the press in such actions and the differences between violence against property and people. Lewis also speaks about balancing Plowshares peace actions and hospitality at the Catholic Worker, and creating his artwork. Interview ends abruptly. Interviewed by Rosalie Riegle Troester. Interruptions in audio present in original recording. Order of transcript narrative varies from audio recording.
Physical Description:2 sound cassettes (97 min.) : analog + transcript (24 leaves)
Access:Open to all users.

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