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Oral history interview with Charles K. Griffith recorded on 2007 Nov. 20

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Title	Oral history interview with Charles K. Griffith recorded on 2007 Nov. 20
Description	Interview conducted by Robert Kulak. Charles K. Griffith was a conscientious objector during World War II. He grew up a pacifist, and was a member of the Unitarian church, where the pastor also had pacifist beliefs. Griffith underwent an FBI investigation and a trial in order to determine the legitimacy of his IV-E (conscientious objector) status. When it was confirmed, he was sent to work in a camp with other CO’s in Big Flats, NY. There they did work in forestry, planting and maintaining trees. He was then sent to a camp in Coleville, Calif. a town of 26 people. He was also sent to camps just outside of Reno, Nev. and Los Angeles, Calif. where he did work that ranged from map making to office work. The work was all meant to support the war in a non-combative form. The work week was usually 44 hrs. for which they were paid $2.50 per month, in order to cover the cost of stamps. Griffith worked in the camps until the end of the war, for a period of two and a half years. He was then discharged and returned home. During the interview Griffith talks about the reasons he became a conscientious objector, and the hostility he encountered because of his beliefs.
Coverage	1943-1945
Date Original	11/20/2007
Digital Format	video/x-ms-wmv
Duration	00:21:51
Contributors	Kulak, Robert
Software	Windows Media Player required for viewing
Access Restrictions and Permissions	No access restrictions. For permission to reproduce contact Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research at (860) 832-2976
Image Identifier	VHP2007/25
Creator/Owner	Griffith, Charles K.
War or Conflict	World War, 1939-1945
Status	Civilian, Conscientious Objector
Subject	World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious objectors
Geographic Location	Big Flats (N.Y.) Coleville (Calif.) Reno (Nev.) Los Angeles (Calif.)
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University. Center for Public Policy and Social Research
Language	eng
Relation	Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Type of Resource	Moving image
Citation	Charles K. Griffith Papers. VHP2007/25. Veterans History Project; Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research.
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