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Ira Sandperl
Anti-war activist and educator (1923–2013)
Ira Sandperl | |
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Ira Sandperl standing outside of the Resource Center for Nonviolence. | |
| Born | (1923-03-11)March 11, 1923 St. Louis, Missouri US |
| Died | April 13, 2013(2013-04-13) (aged 90) Menlo Park, California, US |
| Occupation(s) | American anti-war activist and educator |
Ira Sandperl (March 11, 1923 – April 13, 2013) was an American anti-war activist and educator.
A proponent of nonviolence, he influenced students and heroes of the anti-war,civil rights, and peace movements,[2] including Martin Luther King Jr.,[3]David Harris,[5][6]Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, Daniel Ellsberg, Thomas Merton,[7] and Joan Baez with whom he formed the Institute for the Study of Non-violence.[8] Sandperl became a national figure in the antiwar movement of the 1960s, according to New York Times reporter and longtime friend John br joan baez biography wikipedia4 NUNI