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This newspaper article describes the number of conscientious objectors in Kansas in the early 1950s. The article states there are 400 objectors in Kansas according to the Kansas Adjutant General, and that Kansas ranks fifth in the nation in the number of objects per state. The article states that 90% of the Kansas objectors are members of the Mennonite Church, of which there are an estimated 25,000 in Kansas. It indicates that other groups represented include Congregationalists, Church of the Brethren, Friends Church, and Jehovah's Witness.
Creator: Topeka Capital
Date: September 20, 1953
Item Number: 216583
Call Number: Military Service (Compulsory) K 355.22 Un 3 Clipp V.2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 216583
Collections - Library
Curriculum - 11th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1930-1945 (Kansas_Benchmark 2) - Conscientious Objectors during World War II (Indicator 5)
Date - 1950s - 1953
Military - Wars - Korean War - Home Front
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Newspaper - clipping
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Eisenhower Years, 1946 - 1961 - Korean War
Type of Material - Newspapers - Clippings
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/216583