Staughton Lynd was an American hero. Radical historian, civil rights activist, courageous protester vs. Vietnam war, became a labor lawyer, advocate for prisoners, etc. (joined throughout by his equally remarkable wife of 71 yrs, Alice) via
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Staughton was author of scores of books on history, dissent, and reflections on his career as a long distance runner in the struggle for peace and justice. (He never retired before his death at 92). He and Alice edited “Nonviolence in America: A Documentary History.”

