Catonsville Nine
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.
| Catonsville Nine | |
|---|---|
| Leaders | Philip Berrigan George Mische |
| Dates of operation | 1968 |
| Active regions | Baltimore (Catonsville, Maryland) |
| Ideology | Anti-war Catholic leftism |
| Size | 9 |
| Opponents | U.S. Selective Service System The FBI |
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