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Jackson, Walter - Interview and Memoir

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Jackson, former Union Seminary student and Congregational minister, discusses pacifism, classmates who were conscientious objectors during WWII, his participation in alternative service during the war, educational experiences and the development of his beliefs, segregation and race relations, participation in protests for racial equality and peace, labor unions, and the United Auto Workers in Detroit, Michigan.
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Bradley, C. Arthur [interviewer]
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© Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this material, please contact: Archives/Special Collections, University of Illinois at Springfield, One University Plaza, MS BRK 140, Springfield IL 62703-5407. Phone: (217) 206-6520. http://library.uis.edu/archives/index.html
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Keywords

  1. Civil Rights
  2. Clergy
  3. Conscientious Objectors
  4. Detroit Mi
  5. Michigan
  6. Pacifism And Peace Movements
  7. Strikes And Lockouts
  8. Unions
  9. United Auto Workers
  10. World War, 1939 1945

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