Biography
John Worth Braxton was a Quaker antiwar organizer associated with A Quaker Action Group and Philadelphia Resistance. He served federal prison time for resistance to the Vietnam-era draft.
The September 1, 1971 Sufferings roster places this prisoner at Allenwood, Pennsylvania and identifies affiliation with Gwynedd Meeting, Pennsylvania. The roster prints John Braxton, consistent with the existing Gwynedd Quaker draft-resistance record. The roster confirms confinement at its reporting time without establishing an exact admission, transfer or release day, a new case, or a complete actual duration. Source: https://friendsjournal.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/friendsjournal/wp-content/uploads/emember/downloads/1971/HC12-50503.pdf#page=31
The March 1, 1972 Sufferings roster prints John Braxton of Gwynedd Meeting, Pennsylvania, among Friends who remained imprisoned and gives Petersburg federal prison as his location. The abbreviated name, same Meeting and same draft-resistance chronology identify John Worth Braxton; no new admission, physical discharge or complete custody duration is supplied. Source: https://friendsjournal.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/friendsjournal/wp-content/uploads/emember/downloads/1972/HC12-50514.pdf#page=34
A November 1971 report described Braxton’s transfer from Allenwood to disciplinary segregation at Petersburg, Virginia, for allegedly organizing other prisoners.
