David A. Reed

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Full name:David Reed

Gender:Male

Era:1960s

State:Massachusetts

Time Imprisoned:

20 Days

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Biography

David A. Reed was a Harvard student who served a jail term after the March 1966 CNVA protest at Boston Army Base.

Reed rejected his student deferment as an unfair privilege. After returning from Europe, he destroyed his draft documents and publicly explained his commitment to nonviolent refusal of conscription. Sources: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1966/10/27/former-harvard-student-faces-trial-tuesday/ ; https://merton.bellarmine.edu/files/original/0ddec89ce0a0410ab334a59b171ec80be0c52e8e.pdf

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Charges: Loitering and conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace during the Boston Army Base sit-in.

Arrested: Mar 25, 1966

Released: Apr 19, 1966

Sentence: Served 20 days after refusing a $20 fine; released April 19, 1966. Exact admission date is not independently established.

Convicted: Yes

Charges: Destruction of a draft classification card — South Boston, March 31, 1966

Sentence: Indicted April 15, 1966. The outcome of this charge has not been established separately from his induction-refusal case. Sources: https://cuttersguide.com/pdf/Vietnam/pdf/Michael_S_Foley_-_Confronting_the_war_machine__draft_resistance_during_the_Vietnam_War-UNC_Press_Books.pdf ; https://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1966/di1966-04-01.pdf

Indicted: Yes — April 15, 1966

Charges: Failure to report for a physical examination and induction — Boston, 1966

Sentence: Indicted August 18, 1966. Tried in fall 1966; subsequent federal imprisonment is documented. Sentence allocation and actual duration remain unverified. Sources: https://cuttersguide.com/pdf/Vietnam/pdf/Michael_S_Foley_-_Confronting_the_war_machine__draft_resistance_during_the_Vietnam_War-UNC_Press_Books.pdf ; https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1966/10/27/former-harvard-student-faces-trial-tuesday/

Indicted: Yes — August 18, 1966

Convicted: Yes

David A. Reed

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