Andy Stapp
Andy Stapp | |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | March 25, 1944
Died | September 3, 2014 New York City, US | (aged 70)
Occupation(s) | Activist, teacher |
Known for | American Servicemen's Union |
Andrew Dean Stapp (March 25, 1944 – September 3, 2014) was an American activist known for forming the
Stapp began as a
Early life
Stapp was born March 25, 1944, in
Stapp enrolled at
Military career and activism
Stapp was drafted into the Army in May 1966. He had trouble enlisting because of his arrest record and destroyed draft card but convinced his local draft board that he had had a change of heart. He was stationed in Oklahoma at
After their library was surrendered for inspection and not returned, Stapp locked his footlocker and refused to open it. He was charged with disobeying an order and requested a court-martial for what was a minor offense so that he could use the opportunity to broadcast his beliefs.
The second court-martial was for allegedly leaving his barracks without authorization. Youth Against War and Fascism sent several sympathizers to the trial, and Stapp began spending time with one of the activists, Deirdre Griswold.
The Army
Later activity
After his discharge, Stapp continued expanding the American Servicemen's Union. He was arrested and released at Fort Lewis in 1969 for holding an unauthorized meeting. With the support of the American Civil Liberties Union's Seattle office, Stapp filed a lawsuit in response.[16] Stapp began organizing with the Workers World Party and the affiliated Youth Against War and Fascism.[1][17] He published the autobiography Up Against the Brass in 1970.[18] Stapp worked at the Hudson School in Hoboken, New Jersey, teaching history from 1982 until his death in 2014.[19]
See also
- Concerned Officers Movement
- Donald W. Duncan
- Fort Hood Three
- Free The Army tour
- GI's Against Fascism
- GI Coffeehouses
- Movement for a Democratic Military
- Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War
- Presidio mutiny
- Sir! No Sir!, a documentary about the anti-war movement within the ranks of the United States Armed Forces
- Stop Our Ship (SOS)anti-Vietnam War movement in and around the U.S. Navy
- Vietnam Veterans Against the War
- Waging Peace in Vietnam
- Winter Soldier Investigation
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Yardley, William (September 14, 2014). "Andy Stapp, Who Tried to Unionize the Military, Dies at 70". The New York Times. p. B17. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- ^ Stapp 1970, p. 11.
- ^ Stapp 1970, p. 11–14.
- ^ Heineman 1994, p. 150.
- ^ ISBN 1879886324.
- ^ Stapp 1970, p. 16.
- ^ a b c d Christgau, Robert (August 1968). "Military Personnel Will Not Participate in Any Activity Having to Do with Creating a Union for Enlisted Men". Esquire. pp. 41–44, 116.
- ^ a b Ostertag 2006, p. 124.
- ^ "Order Violates Free Speech, Soldier Says". Los Angeles Times. May 31, 1967. p. 18.
- ^ "Army Convicts G.I. in Refusal to Show 'Radical' Literature". The New York Times. June 2, 1967. p. 6. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ^ Ostertag 2006, p. 136.
- ^ "Private Convicted of Accusing Officer of Lying at G.I.'s Trial". The New York Times. June 16, 1967. p. 25. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ^ Stapp 1970, p. 51–54.
- ^ Ostertag 2006, pp. 124–125.
- ^ "U.S. Judge Reverses Army on Discharge". The New York Times. May 17, 1970. p. 61. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ^ Parsons 2017, pp. 63–64.
- ^ "1,000 Here March Against a U.S. Role in War in Angola". The New York Times. January 18, 1976. p. 18.
- ^ Leonard, John (September 11, 1970). "Books of the Times". The New York Times. p. 39. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "A Sad Goodbye to Mr. Stapp". The Hudson School. November 12, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
References
- Heineman, Kenneth (1994). Campus Wars: The Peace Movement at American State Universities in the Vietnam Era. ISBN 978-0-8147-3512-1.
- Ostertag, Bob (2006). People's Movements, People's Press: The Journalism of Social Justice Movements. ISBN 978-0-8070-6164-0.
- Parsons, David (2017). Dangerous Grounds: Antiwar Coffeehouses and Military Dissent in the Vietnam Era. ISBN 978-1-4696-3201-8.
- Stapp, Andy (1970). Up Against the Brass. ISBN 978-0-671-20572-0.