Marc Edelman

Released
Gender:Male
Era:1960s
State:New York
Support
Anti-War Union Square Five Catholic Worker Movement
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Biography

A cabinetmaker who was one of five men who publicly burned their draft cards at Union Square, New York City, on November 6, 1965. He was convicted for the act; the resulting appeal, United States v. Edelman (2d Cir. 1967), bears his name, and he was sentenced to six months in prison.

Case

Charges: Destruction of a Selective Service registration certificate (the November 6, 1965 Union Square, NYC draft-card burning).
Sentenced: Nov 30, 1966
Sentence: Six months imposed November 30, 1966; appeal announced. Actual admission, release, and time served remain unresolved.
Convicted: Yes

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