Juanita Morrow Nelson
/Overview
Juanita Morrow Nelson born Cleveland, OH August 17, 1923 (d. 2015). Black peace activist 50 years; arrested 1943 sit-in; first Freedom Ride Journey of Reconciliation 1947; co-founded war tax resistance Peacemakers, 1948; held record 60+ years war tax refusal; arrested, tried Philadelphia 1959; charges dropped.
Quotations
"I am not paying taxes because the overwhelming percentage of the budget goes for war purposes." (Liberation, Sept. 1960)
"I want a different world. I want utopia." (Recorder, Jan. 21, 2009; photo farmingforjustice.org)