Soviets Arrest Chapel Hill Man

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Title

Soviets Arrest Chapel Hill Man

Subject

nuclear disarmament, Cold War, Moscow

Description

Article on the arrest of Chapel Hill, NC-based nuclear disarmament organizer Steve Sumerford during a direct action in Moscow with fellow war resisters. The photograph featured depicts a sister action led by War Resisters League national members, taking place the same day in Washington, D.C.

Creator

Associated Press

Publisher

Durham Herald

Date

September 4, 1978

Contributor

Kimber Heinz

Rights

Courtesy Steve Sumerford personal collection

Format

.tif

Language

English

Type

news clipping

Coverage

late-Cold War era

Files

News clipping taped to a sheet of worn, weathered paper. The title of the news article reads, "Soviets Arrest Chapel Hill Man," a story noted as based in Moscow and covered by the Associated Press. The cut-out clipping taped under the article text is a photograph on news print featuring a group of white-presenting people standing in a line on the lawn in front of the White House, surrounded by police. Underneath the photograph, a caption reads, "The Line-Up On the White House Lawn / They're against Nuclear Power and Decided to Show It." Next to the news clippings, in handwritten ink, reads, "Durham Herald," indicating the newspaper it appeared in.

Citation

Associated Press, “Soviets Arrest Chapel Hill Man,” War Resisters League Southeast, accessed November 21, 2024, https://resistwarsoutheast.com/items/show/4.

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