The Call to Resist

During an unpopular war, a doctor, a minister, a writer and a student signed and promoted a public statement against the draft. It said they would aid and abet young men who resisted. They held a press conference, and some took part in a church ceremony where men handed in draft cards, then tried to deliver the cards to the government. They were charged with conspiracy to counsel draft evasion. They said their words were open protest and moral support, protected by free speech, and that they never intended to break the law.