Alternative Vol. 1, No. 3 (June 1948)

The Vol. 1, No. 3 (June 1948) issue of Alternative, an anarchist publication produced out of New York City from 1948-1951 and focusing on pacifist viewpoints.

Contents include:

-U.S. prisons: a disgrace by Howard Schoenfeld

-Letters

-Patriotism or peace? by Roy Finch

-Refuse to be drafted!

-You can't 'reform' a jail by Bill Sutherland

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