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- 2012288170 abstract "Lee Stern, a pacifist and conscientious objector to war, was among the most influential Quakers of the twentieth century. He was a founder in 1940 of Ahimsa Farm (near Cleveland, Ohio) which promoted pacifism and racial integration. Imprisoned as a conscientious objector during World War II, he helped to racially integrate the prison. Stern was a prominent member of New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and Rockland Monthly Meeting (Rockland, NY); he worked for Fellowship of Reconciliation in Nyack, New York, was active in protesting the Vietnam War, and was a founder of Alternatives to Violence, Children's Creative Response to Conflict, and Peace Brigades International. In his later years he taught alternatives to violence in Maryland prisons.".
- 2012288170 alternative "Lee Stern : World War II conscientious objector".
- 2012288170 contributor B12488549.
- 2012288170 contributor B12488550.
- 2012288170 created "c2012.".
- 2012288170 date "2012".
- 2012288170 date "c2012.".
- 2012288170 dateCopyrighted "c2012.".
- 2012288170 description "Includes bibliography (p. 315-320) and index.".
- 2012288170 description "Lee Stern, a pacifist and conscientious objector to war, was among the most influential Quakers of the twentieth century. He was a founder in 1940 of Ahimsa Farm (near Cleveland, Ohio) which promoted pacifism and racial integration. Imprisoned as a conscientious objector during World War II, he helped to racially integrate the prison. Stern was a prominent member of New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and Rockland Monthly Meeting (Rockland, NY); he worked for Fellowship of Reconciliation in Nyack, New York, was active in protesting the Vietnam War, and was a founder of Alternatives to Violence, Children's Creative Response to Conflict, and Peace Brigades International. In his later years he taught alternatives to violence in Maryland prisons.".
- 2012288170 extent "xxviii, 331 p. :".
- 2012288170 identifier "189195511X (pbk.)".
- 2012288170 identifier "9781891955112 (pbk.)".
- 2012288170 issued "2012".
- 2012288170 issued "c2012.".
- 2012288170 language "eng".
- 2012288170 publisher "Nyack, NY : Creative Response to Conflict,".
- 2012288170 spatial "New York (State)".
- 2012288170 spatial "United States.".
- 2012288170 subject "Ahimsa Farm.".
- 2012288170 subject "BX7795.S78 W43 2012".
- 2012288170 subject "Conscientious objectors United States.".
- 2012288170 subject "Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.)".
- 2012288170 subject "Government, Resistance to United States.".
- 2012288170 subject "New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends.".
- 2012288170 subject "Pacifists United States.".
- 2012288170 subject "Quakers New York (State)".
- 2012288170 subject "Quakers United States.".
- 2012288170 subject "Rockland Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Rockland, N.Y.)".
- 2012288170 subject "Stern, Lee, 1915-1992.".
- 2012288170 subject "Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Protest movements.".
- 2012288170 subject "World War, 1939-1945 Conscientious objectors.".
- 2012288170 title "A Gandhian Quaker convict and peace teacher : Lee Stern : World War II conscientious objector / Caroline Besse Webster.".
- 2012288170 title "Lee Stern : World War II conscientious objector".
- 2012288170 type "text".