The Catonsville Nine

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The Catonsville Nine is written by Shawn Francis Peters and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0199827869 (ISBN 10) and 9780199827862 (ISBN 13).

In the spring of 1968, a group of Catholic antiwar activists barged into a draft board in suburban Baltimore, stole hundreds of Selective Service records, and burned the documents in a fire fueled by homemade napalm. The bold actions of the ''Catonsville Nine'' quickly became international news, and they remained in the headlines throughout the summer and fall of 1968, when the activists were tried in federal court. Shawn Francis Peters tells the fascinating story of this singular witness for peace and social justice.