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  2. Ralph DiGia - Wikipedia

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    Ralph DiGia (December 13, 1914 – February 1, 2008) was a World War II conscientious objector, lifelong pacifist and social justice activist, and staffer for 52 years at the War Resisters League. Born in the Bronx to a family of Italian immigrants (his father was an anarchist barber) in 1914, DiGia grew up on Manhattan's Upper West Side.

  3. Committee for Nonviolent Revolution - Wikipedia

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    Many of the founding members were conscientious objectors who had served time in prison or in Civilian Public Service camps for their refusal to fight in World War II. [1] They included Dave Dellinger, George Houser, [2] Lew Hill, [3] Ralph DiGia, and Igal Roodenko. [1] Other members included Larry Scott, Alexander Katz, and A.J. Muste.

  4. David Dellinger - Wikipedia

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    During World War II, he was an imprisoned conscientious objector and anti-war agitator. In federal prison, he and fellow conscientious objectors, including Ralph DiGia and Bill Sutherland, protested racial segregation in the dining halls, which were ultimately integrated because of the protests. [7]

  5. Deaths in February 2008 - Wikipedia

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    Ralph DiGia, 93, American World War II conscientious objector and peace activist with War Resisters League, pneumonia. [citation needed] Allan Grant, 88, American photojournalist for Life magazine. [5] Earl Greenburg, 61, American head of NBC daytime, melanoma. [6] Frank Fletcher Hamilton, 86, Canadian World War II pilot and politician. [7]

  6. War Resisters League Peace Award - Wikipedia

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    Ralph DiGia Award: Joanne Sheehan, New England WRL 2014 No Peace Award Ralph DiGia Award: Ruth Benn 2015 Mumia Abu-Jamal: 2016 Jannat Al Ghezi: 2017 Mariame Kaba. Grace Paley Lifetime Achievement Award: Rasmea Odeh. 2018 Corrina Gould and The Peace Poets Grace Paley Lifetime Achievement Award: Mandy Carter (activist) 2019

  7. Civil defense in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Indeed, World War II saw an even greater use of rationing, recycling, and anti-saboteur vigilance than was seen in World War I. As the threat of air raids or invasions in the United States seemed less likely during the war, the focus on the Civil Defense Corps, air raid drills, and patrols of the border declined but the other efforts continued.

  8. Category:American anti-war activists - Wikipedia

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    C. Leslie Cagan; Alice Callaghan; Walter Capps; Jennifer Casolo; Joshua Casteel; Carrie Chapman Catt; Rebecca Chalker; John Chamberlain (journalist) Paul Chan (artist)

  9. Ritchie Boys - Wikipedia

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    Ritchie Boy Secrets: How a Force of Immigrants and Refugees Helped Win World War II. Guilford, Connecticut: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0811769969. OCLC 1227916710. Henderson, Bruce (2017). Sons and Soldiers: The Untold Story of the Jews Who Escaped the Nazis and Returned with the U.S. Army to Fight Hitler. New York: William Morrow.