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Oral history interview with Karl Meyer

Karl Meyer discusses his life and his experience with the Catholic Worker Movement. He talks about what led him to get involved with the Movement. He then discusses his actions as a draft resister during the Vietnam War and his various incarcerations because of his actions. Interviewed by Francis J. Sicius.

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  • "Karl Meyer discusses his life and his experience with the Catholic Worker Movement. He talks about what led him to get involved with the Movement. He then discusses his actions as a draft resister during the Vietnam War and his various incarcerations because of his actions. Interviewed by Francis J. Sicius."@en
  • "Interview conducted for Voices from the Catholic Worker. Karl Meyer discusses his life, his experiences with the Catholic Worker and his tax resistance. He talks about what drew him to work at the Catholic Worker, and his initial experiences with air raid drill resistance and his subsequent jail time. He briefly discusses running a Catholic Worker house in Chicago and dealing with the Catholic Church authorities. He then talks about his decision to leave the Catholic faith. He also discusses his tax resistance at great length, discussing his various methods, his dealings with the IRS, and his prosecution for tax evasion. He also sings a song he wrote and published in The Catholic worker about his encounters with the IRS. Interviewed by Rosalie Riegle Troester. Interruptions in audio present in original recording. Order of transcript narrative varies from audio recording."@en
  • "Interview conducted for Dorothy Day : portraits by those who knew her. Karl Meyer discusses knowing Dorothy Day and opening a Catholic Worker house in Chicago. He describes meeting Day, as well as their final meeting, some of Day's presonality traits, and shares many stories. Meyer mentions Ammon Hennacy throughout. Interview ends abruptly. Interviewed by Rosalie G. Riegle. Interruptions in audio present in original recording. Printed excerpts from interview, in draft form, also available."@en

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  • "Oral histories"@en
  • "History"@en
  • "Interviews"@en

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  • "Oral history interview with Karl Meyer"@en