Trial of Catonsville Nine

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Title

Trial of Catonsville Nine

Description

"A scene from the play The Trial of Catonsville Nine which opens at the Drama School this Friday at 8pm. Here we see one of defendants, Father Phillip Berrigan (left, played by Claude Clarke) before a federal judge (Paul Pinto). In the play nine persons face the court to answer charges for court to answer charges for burning the draft files in 1968 at a military centre in Catonsville, Maryland in protest against America's involvement in the Vietnam war. Trial will run over three weekends."

Subject

Drama; Dramatic works; Dramatic works - Jamaica; Actors; Actors - Jamaica; Actresses - Jamaica

Creator

Agency for Public Information (API)

Date

Mar-1979

Source

NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News Collection - Dramatic Productions, Ja. - Trial of the Catonsville

Identifier

D0012796
Acc. no.: 23129

D0012797
Acc. no.: 23131

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Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

Citation

Agency for Public Information (API), “Trial of Catonsville Nine,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed January 16, 2026, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/11835.