Fast for Peace Committee (U.S.)
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Fifty-four activists from throughout the U.S. who fasted in Washington D.C., Apr. 2-9, 1950 to protest the manufacture of the hydrogen bomb by the U.S.; similar fasts were held in other states and countries in support of the Committee. Members included individuals from the New York Fellowship of Reconciliation, Peacemakers, the Catholic Worker, and the War Resisters League; participants included Bayard Rustin, Dorothy Day, David Dellinger, A.J. Muste, and Wallace F. Nelson.
From the description of Collection, 1950-1951. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 27756661
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creatorOf | Fast for Peace Committee (U.S.). Collection, 1950-1951 | Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC |
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associatedWith | Day, Dorothy, 1897-1980. |
associatedWith | Dellinger, David T., 1915-2004. |
associatedWith | Muste, Abraham John, 1885-1967. |
associatedWith | Nelson, Wallace F. |
associatedWith | Rustin, Bayard, 1910- |
associatedWith | Swarthmore College. Peace Collection. |
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Active 1950
Active 1951
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