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David T. Dellinger (August 22, 1915 – May 25, 2004) was an American pacifist and an activist for nonviolent social change. Although active beginning in the early 1940s, Dellinger reached peak prominence as one of the Chicago Seven, who were put on trial in 1969.
In high school, Dellinger was an outstanding athlete, long distance runner, and tournament-level golfer. A superb student, he graduated from Yale University as a Phi Beta Kappa economics major in 1936, and won a scholarship for a year of study at Oxford University in England.
He graduated from Yale University as a Phi Beta Kappa economics major in 1936 and was awarded a scholarship for an additional year of study at Oxford University in England. On his way to Europe he went to Spain, then in the middle of its civil war.
By the time Dellinger completed his education, nations around the world were being drawn into World War II (1939–45). In this conflict the United States , Great Britain , and the Soviet Union fought to prevent Germany and its allies from taking control of Europe.
14 sty 2017 · Education. After attending the West Ward School and other local elementary schools, David Dellinger was an outstanding scholar and athlete at Wakefield High School; he was a long distance runner and tournament level golfer.
The growing Dellinger family lived and worked in the intentional community they formed and maintained with co-workers in rural New Jersey from 1947-68. Hunt meticulously details Dellinger’s steadfast persistence in blazing the public path against war and injustice throughout the sixties.
The remarkable story of a stubborn visionary torn between revolution and compromise, David Dellinger reveals the perils of dissent in America through the struggles of one of our most important...
