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Smiths 1964 draft card protest sparked Iowa controversy
The 1964 draft card burning by Smith at the University of Iowa soundoff drew national praise and ridicule. He was arrested, convicted, and placed on probation after a federal case. the incident haunted him, shaping decades of activism, personal struggle, and a controversial public life in Iowa.
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Morton
Smith
Canton
Miss
Gazette
Phyllis Fleming
Des Moines Register
Iowa
Mississippi
Barbara Smith
University of Iowa
Hoskins
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Congress
U.S. Selective Service
David J. Miller
Manhattan
N.Y
Miller
Iowa Memorial Union
University of
Harry MacCormack
Corvallis
Ore
MacCormack
Iowa Writers’ Workshop
FBI
Mary Zielinski
The
Daily Iowan
Zielinski
David McCartney
U.S
McCartney
Southeast Asia
Midwest
American Folklife Center
Library of Congress
Smithsonian
Stephen Smith
Frank
Smitty's Shoe Repair
Marion
Students For A Democratic Society
Frank Smith
Iowa City
Atlas
Washington and
Dubuque Streets
Liz Mat
Marion High School