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A. J. Muste

1885-01-08 – 1967-02-11

Portrait of A. J. Muste
Title: A.J. Muste, antiwar activist [Central Park, New York] Creator(s): Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer Date Created/Published: [1968 or 1969] Medium: 1 photograph : color transparency ; 35mm (slide format) Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-gtfy-02715 (digital file from original) Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. For information see "Bernard Gotfryd," (https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/res.592.gotf) Access Advisory: Please use digital image: original slide is kept in cold storage for preservation. Call Number: LC-GB05- 2715 [P&P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Notes: Title based on information from slide mount and other caption information provided by the photographer. Gift; Bernard Gotfryd; 2004; (DLC/PP-2004:032). Subjects: United States--New York (State)--New York. Personalities Anti-war activists Vietnam war Anti-war demonstrations Format: Slides--Color--1960-1970. Part of: Bernard Gotfryd photograph collection (Library of Congress) Bookmark This Record: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2020732256/Credit: Bernard Gotfryd

Life & Legacy

Abraham Johannes Muste ( MUS-tee; January 8, 1885 – February 11, 1967) was a Dutch-born American clergyman and political activist. He is best remembered for his work in the labor movement, the pacifist movement, the anti-war movement, and the civil rights movement in the United States.

Occupation & Career

theologian, trade unionist, pastor, teacher, activist, parson

Education

Hope College; New Brunswick Theological Seminary; Union Theological Seminary

Faith & Community

Dutch Reformed Church; Quakers

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Gandhi Peace Award; War Resisters League Peace Award

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Gandhi Peace Award · War Resisters League Peace Award

Church

Dutch Reformed Church · Quakers

Employer

Brookwood Labor College · Fort Washington Collegiate Church · Northwestern College

Organizations & Memberships

Conference for Progressive Labor Action · League for Independent Political Action · National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam · War Resisters League

Education & Institutions

Hope College · New Brunswick Theological Seminary · Union Theological Seminary

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q330100 — wikidata View source

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