Jerry Elmer was a Vietnam-Era draft resister who publicly refused to register for the draft. He later burglarized the offices of fourteen draft boards in three cities, destroying the files of men eligible to be drafted.
Jerry Elmer spoke at Burning Books on April 10, 2024. Burning Books is a radical bookstore in Buffalo, NY, specializing in activism, social justice, and liberation struggles. For more information visit burningbooks.com
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