David Harris passes away 2/9/23

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There’s probably only a handful people on this forum who know who he was.

Best known for his anti-war activity during the Vietnam War. He sent his draft card back to Selective Service and went to prison for his stance. He served 20 months of a 24 month sentence.

He and Joan Baez traveled the country together as part of the anti war movement. I heard him speak when I was in college. They married before he went to prison and Baez gave birth to his son while he was in prison. They later divorced. She wrote and performed a song about this period.

Song for David

He was articulate and impassioned. After the war, he had a career as an author and journalist.