Protest at Fort Bragg

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Title

Protest at Fort Bragg

Subject

Central America solidarity, Nicaragua, FSLN, Sandinistas, US Army, Cold War, socialism, Reagan, Nicaraguan revolution

Description

Mailing asking for participation in a protest and civil disobedience action at Ft. Bragg Army base in North Carolina. The Reagan administration had just announced a deployment of US troops to Honduras in support of right-wing Nicaraguan contras.

Creator

War Resisters League Southeast

Date

1988

Contributor

Kimber Heinz

Rights

From the War Resisters League Southeast Regional Office Records #5213, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Format

.png

Language

English

Type

organizational record

Coverage

North Carolina, Nicaragua, Honduras, late-Cold War

Files

Mailer coupon titled in bold, red handwritten marker: Ft. Bragg Action, Saturday, March 26, 1-3pm - Fayetteville. Below is text asking recipients to commit to joining the action, committing to civil disobedience, and volunteering time (including legal support) and money. Blank spaces on the form indicate where recipients can mark their choices. Additional spaces ask for Name, Date, "Group/church affiliation, if any," Address, and Phone ("day" and "night" numbers)

Citation

War Resisters League Southeast, “Protest at Fort Bragg,” War Resisters League Southeast, accessed November 23, 2024, https://resistwarsoutheast.com/items/show/9.

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