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August 20, 2018

David McReynolds, "Hero of the Antiwar Movement," Dies at 88
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And here in New York City, David Mc Reynolds, a longtime pacifist and
socialist whom historian Howard Zinn and many others have called a "hero
of the antiwar movement," has died Friday at the age of 88. For nearly
four decades, from 1960 to 1999, Mc Reynolds was a staff member with the
War Resisters League, where he focused on counter-recruitment and helped
organize one of the first draft card burnings, and went on to play a key
role in some of major demonstrations against the Vietnam War. He also
campaigned for nuclear disarmament. In 1980 and 2000, Mc Reynolds ran
for president as an openly gay man on the Socialist Party USA ticket.
We'll have more on David Mc Reynolds's life and legacy later in the
broadcast.


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