Stern, Lee, 1915-1992

Lee Stern; Quaker pacifist; b. 1915 in Cleveland, Ohio; was a founder in 1940 of Ahimsa Farm (near Cleveland, Ohio) which promoted pacifism and racial integration; imprisoned as a conscientious objector during World War II; while in prison, he refused to follow rules on segregation and sat with black prisoners, which led to integration in that prison; Stern was a prominent member of New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), including its Peace Secretary and administrator of its Peace and Social Action Program for 13 years; worked for Fellowship of Reconciliation in Nyack, New York; active in protesting the Vietnam War, including a 1967 Easter Sunday pilgrimage to Canada to deliver medical supplies destined for both North and South Vietnam; Stern was a founder of Alternatives to Violence and the Children's Creative Response to Conflict; a founder of Peace Brigades International in 1981; from 1989, taught alternatives to violence in Maryland prisons; d. 1992 in Sandy Spring, Maryland.

From the description of Lee Stern papers, 1942-1992. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 589376919