| Existing comment:
A small minority of Americans believed that any war is morally wrong. For the firs time in history, Congress recognized the status of conscientious objectors, and 37,000 of them took non-combatant roles in the military, or performed unpaid labor in Civilian Public Service camps. "Conchies" faced accusations of cowardice, and their families suffered the loss of their wages. The most famous conscientious objector was Lew Ayres, a Hollywood star. |