Catonsville Nine

The Catonsville Nine were nine Roman Catholics who burned draft files to protest the Vietnam War.

"The Trial of the Catonsville Nine" (play)

Daniel Berrigan wrote a play in free verse, The Trial of the Catonsville Nine, about the trial. The version performed is usually an adaptation into regular dialogue.

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In 1972 a film version was produced by Gregory Peck.

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Daniel Berrigan wrote, of the Catonsville incident: "Our apologies, good friends, for the fracture of good order, the burning of paper instead of children. . . ."

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