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May 17, 2018 · The Catonsville action inspired hundreds of other actions at draft boards across the United States. It also led to a global protest effort to end the threat of nuclear war, known as...
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May 19, 2018 · The activists who became known as the Catonsville Nine burned draft files on May 17, 1968, to protest American intervention around the world. William L. LaForce/Baltimore Sun. By Maggie...
The Catonsville Nine were nine Catholic activists who burned draft files to protest the Vietnam War. On May 17, 1968, they took 378 draft files from the draft board office in Catonsville, Maryland, and burned them in the parking lot.
May 16, 2018 · It read: “On May 17, 1968, nine Catholic activists raided the selective service office in Catonsville and burned hundreds of draft files to protest the Vietnam war.” It now stands on Frederick Road in Catonsville, Maryland — about a block from the building that housed the young men’s draft files.
On May 17, 1968, nine people entered the Selective Service Offices in Catonsville, Maryland, removed several hundred draft records, and burned them with homemade napalm in protest against the war in Vietnam. The nine were arrested and, in a highly publicized trial, sentenced to jail.
Jun 29, 2022 · The idea of two Catholic priests burning draft files to protest the Vietnam War captivated audiences around the world. Suddenly, the sleepy town of Catonsville was the center of the antiwar movement.
May 6, 2018 · Fifty years after authorities arrested Melville, her husband and seven friends for stealing and burning draft records, the state of Maryland recognized the Catonsville Nine on Saturday with...
