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Staughton Lynd


 

Staughton Lynd (b. November 22 1929) is an American conscientious objector, peace and civil rights activist, tax resister, author, professor and lawyer.

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November 22 - 1929 - Tax resister

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He travelled to Hanoi in 1965 during the Vietnam War on a controversial and unofficial peace mission.

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Hanoi - Vietnam War

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He is the son of sociologists Helen Merrell Lynd and Robert Staughton Lynd, the authors of Middletown.

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Helen Merrell Lynd - Robert Staughton Lynd - Middletown

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Alongside his wife, Alice, he continues to work for social rights. Staughton Lynd's newest book, Lucasville, takes an in depth look at inequalities within the American prison system.

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