Jim Wilson
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Vietnam War Resistance
I attended Glen Ellyn in '62 & '63. I left and went to St Anselm College in NH.
Left there in '65 to participate in demonstrations in Selma, Al.
After that went to volunteer at the Catholic Worker in NYC. Worked with Dorothy Day and got to know people like Dan and Phil Berrigan.
In the fall of '65 burned my draft card with 5 others in a public demonstration against the war and a new portion of the selective service law prohibiting that specifically.
[Click] Burning Draft cards (from Gadfly blog)
Was charged and sentenced to two year suspended sentence and two years probation.
Was inducted and refused to report based on opposition to the war. Served two years in federal prison for that refusal.
Went on to lead an organization supporting people with developmental disabilities for 30+ years.
Jim Wilson
[Click] Jim's blog (Gadfly)