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A Few Small Candles
Contributor(s): Gara, Larry (Author), Gara, Lenna Mae (Author)

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 ISBN: 0873386213     ISBN-13: 9780873386210
Publisher: Kent State University Press
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 1999
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Annotation: Little is known about more than 6,000 men who openly refused to enter military service during World War II because of their convictions against killing. In A Few Small Candles, ten men tell why they resisted, what happened to them, and how they feel about that experience today. Their stories detail the resister's struggles against racial segregation in prison, as well as how they instigated work and hunger strikes to demonstrates against other prison injustices.

This is a unique collection of memories that illuminates the American homefront during World War II and provides an important source for those interested in the American peace movement.
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Military - World War Ii
Dewey: B
LCCN: 98-31253
Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.27" W x 9.32" L (1.05 lbs) 224 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1900-1949
- Chronological Period - 1940's
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated
Review Citations: Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2000 pg. 96 - Strongly Recommended
 
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Little is known about those who openly refused to enter military service in World War II because of their convictions against killing. While many of those men accepted alternative civilian service, more than 6,000 were incarcerated with sentences ranging from a few months to five years. Some were tried, convicted, and reimprisoned for essentially the same offense--resisting induction into the armed forces--after their initial release.

In A Few Small Candles, ten men tell why they resisted, what happened to them, and how they feel about that experience today. Their stories detail the resisters' struggles against racial segregation in prison, as well as how they instigated work and hunger strikes to demonstrate against other prison injustices. Each of the ten has remained active in various causes relating to peace and social justice.

This is a unique collection of memoirs that illuminated the American homefront during World War II and provides an important source for those interested in the American peace movement.
 
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