The Trial Of The Catonsville Nine
- ISBN-10
- 0823236706
- ISBN-13
- 9780823236701
- Category
- Baltimore (Md.)
- Pages
- 142
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1970
- Authors
- Daniel Berrigan, James Marsh, Robin Andersen
Description
Sentenced to three years in jail after he destroyed government property as part of an anti-war protest in 1968, Daniel Berrigan fled justice but later turned himself in. In 'The Trial of the Catonsville Nine, Berrigan addresses the conflicts between conscience and conduct, power and justice, law and morality.
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