Interview with John Braxton, September 13, 2022
Project: West Chester University: Vietnam Era Oral History Project
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John Braxton discusses his upbringing and his experiences as an activist during the Vietnam War. Braxton was raised as a Quaker in Philadelphia. He went to Swarthmore university where he soon became a peace activist. Braxton was a part of the crew of the ship the Phoenix. He sailed from Japan to North Vietnam to deliver medical supplies as an act of civil disobedience. He later was sent to jail for refusing to participate in the draft. There he organized prisoners and was part of a "riot." Braxton also experienced long periods of solitary confinement due to his role in the "inmate council" at the first prison he was in. Upon release, Braxton has continued his activism and calls for peace.Interview Accession
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Quakers Communism Norodom Sihanouk, Prince, 1922-2012 Prisons Conscientious objectorsInterview Rights
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Braxton, John Interview by Thomas John Wood. 13 Sep. 2022. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Braxton, J. (2022, September 13). Interview by T. J. Wood. West Chester University: Vietnam Era Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Braxton, John, interview by Thomas John Wood. September 13, 2022, West Chester University: Vietnam Era Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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