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![Trial of the AVCO Plowshares](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 1/1/1986Call Number: V 332Format: VHSProducers: John Reilly, Julie GustafsonCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
In July of 1983, seven Americans entered AVCO Systems Division, a manufacturing plant for MX and Pershing II missiles in Wilmington, Massachusetts, and damaged weapon parts in a protest against the build-up of nuclear arms. This work documents the ensuing trial. With minimal commentary, Reilly and Gustafson examine the American judicial system, the tradition of non-violent civil disobedience, and the question of a higher moral imperative, beyond the letter of the law.
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