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The Camden 28 were a group of "Catholic left" anti-Vietnam War activists who in 1971 planned and executed a "raid" on a Camden, New Jersey draft board. The group had been infiltrated by an FBI informant. On the night of the raid the FBI allowed them to break into the draft board office where they commenced destroying draft registration files. They were arrested and prosecuted in a high profile trial that became, for many, a referendum on the Vietnam War.
In the spring of 1973 all 28 defendants were acquitted on all counts.
Supreme Court Justice William Brennan said, of the trial, "I think Camden was one of the great trials of the 20th Century."
External links
- The Camden 28 - official website for a 2007 documentary about the incident.
- About the Camden 28 - PBS
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