The gentle Quaker--Morrison.
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Morrison, Norman R., 1933-1965
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Norman Morrison (1933-1965) became interested in the religious ideals and principles of the Society of Friends while studying in Scotland. In 1962, as a convinced Friend, he became the Executive Secretary of the Baltimore Monthly Meeting. Morrison was distraught as the pace of U.S military involvement and the bombing of civilians in Vietnam escalated; he chose to immolate himself in front of the Pentagon on November 2, 1965. His was one of only three such deaths in the United States, though many...
Laing, Alexander, 1903-1976
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Correspondence to Lewis and Sophia Mumford from Alexander Laing and his wife, Dilys Bennett Laing. From the description of Letters, 1946-1964, to Lewis and Sophia Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155871137 Laing was born in Great Neck, Long Island, N.Y. in 1903, the son of Edgar Hall and Mary Adeline Laing. He was a member of Dartmouth College Class of 1925, receiving his A.B. and A.M. degrees in 1933. During the year 1925-1926 Laing worked ...
