To learn about the history of conscientious objection in North Carolina, click on the image below.
"As the largest and most established pacifist sect, the religious Society of Friends (Quakers) produced the majority of North Carolina's COs" (NCpedia, http://www.ncpedia.org/
conscientious-objection) The Moravians of North Carolina (pictured above) were also known for their pacifist beliefs and conscientious objection to war.
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On the left is a list of names of the conscientious objectors (COs) pictured above. COs were individuals who refused to serve in the war for religious or philosophical reasons. These names, corresponding to the numbers labeling each CO in the photograph, were written on the back of the photograph (Source: William Kantor papers, CDG-A, 3"x5" box, Swarthmore College Peace Collection). Click on the list to view a larger version.
To read the interview transcript of a conscientious objector to WWI, click on the image of the transcript above.
Claude Kitchin (pictured above), Congressional representative from NC, was one of the Southern Democrats who voted against declaring war on Germany in 1917. To read about Kitchin and his views on WWI, click on his photograph above.
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To read about conscientious objection to WWI, click on the button above. To read about the plight of conscientious objectors to the war, click on the image below.
Pictured above is Howard Haines Lowry, a Quaker who spent part of his life in North Carolina. In a series of letters to his wife, Margaret (nicknamed "Tweeters"), Howard wrote about his perspective on WWI and his personal struggle to serve the U.S. in the war while maintaining pacifist values. Click on his photograph above to learn more about his beliefs and his role in the war. His "Letters to Tweeters" are archived in the Howard Haines Lowry papers (Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).
To learn more about the Pacifist Movement before and during WWI from both a global and an American perspective, click on the button above.
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To learn more about anti-war sentiments and resistance to WWI, click on the button below.
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The Seattle Daily Call, a socialist newspaper, opposed U.S. intervention in WWI and served as the primary communication outlet for the anti-war movement. Click on the front page image above to read the July 31, 1917 edition of the newspaper.
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