Trial of Catonsville Nine
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
Acc. no.: 23129
D0012797
Acc. no.: 23131
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Format
JPEG
Type
Photograph
Collection
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.


