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Pacifists, Peace Activists & Anti-Bomb Activism Theology, Religion, Religious Organizations
  • Father Daniel Berrigan discusses his life

    Jun. 1, 1972

    Fr. Daniel Berrigan speaks about his early life, and relationship with his family, on his becoming a priest, and on being an anti-Vietnam War activist.

  • Milton Mayer discusses Quakerism and the impact they have had on society

    Dec. 27, 1974

    Milton Mayer, journalist and educator, talks with Studs about Quakerism. They talk about how religion relates to society in the times of change. Mr Mayer describes an exchange with a gentleman who asked what is a Quaker. The man had been an SS officer who told Mr Mayer his story. The man had been touched by the anonymous generosity of the Quakers many years before. Mr Mayer speaks of A. J. Musty, clergyman and political activist as his mentor and friend, and the things he learned from him.

  • Discussing El Salvador with a panel composed of Father Dan Hedley, Sister Kay Kelly, Rene Golden and Secundine Ramirez.

    Discussing El Salvador with a panel composed of Father Dan Hedley, Sister Kay Kelly, Rene Golden and Secundine Ramirez

    Feb. 19, 1981
  • Norman Thomas

    Interview with Norman Thomas - part 1

    Dec. 30, 1964
  • Father Roy Bourgeois

    Interview with Father Roy Bourgeois

    Mar. 24, 1994

    Interviewing Father Roy Bourgeois, founder of the School of the Americas Watch, an organization that promotes the closure of the School of the Americas through nonviolent protest.

  • Norman Thomas

    Interview with Norman Thomas - part 2

    Dec. 30, 1964
  • Thich Nhat Hanh

    Thich Nhat Hanh discusses poetry and Vietnam

    Apr. 21, 1971

    In an interview with Studs Terkel, Buddhist monk, peace activist, and poet Thich Nhat Hanh reads poetry from his books “Cry of Vietnam” and “Vietnam: Lotus in A Sea of Fire.” Like the poems read, the conversation focuses on the devastating effects of the Vietnam War; they discuss the loss of culture and poetry in Vietnam, the anti-war protestors in America and Vietnam, and the sadness and resignation of the Vietnamese. Thich Nhat Hanh talks about America’s role in the war, and his experiences campaigning for peace in the United States and speaking with U.S. anti-war veterans.

  • Allen Ginsberg and Philip Glass

    Allen Ginsberg and Philip Glass talk about their collaborations

    Apr. 16, 1990

    Discussing the opera "Hydrogen Jukebox," with poet Allen Ginsberg and composer Philip Glass.

  • Interview with Reverend William Sloane Coffin

    Apr. 4, 1978

    Interviewing pacifist Reverend William Sloane Coffin.

  • Interview with Reverend William Sloane Coffin

    Jan. 18, 1988

    Interviewing pacifist Reverend William Sloane Coffin.

  • Interview with Barbara Blaine, Ruth Graff and Nina Polcyn-Moore

    1980

    Interviewing Barbara Blaine, Ruth Graff and Nina Polcyn-Moore (part 2 of 2).

  • Interview with Reverend William Sloane Coffin

    Mar. 7, 1989

    Interviewing pacifist Reverend William Sloane Coffin.

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