Synopsis

What lengths would one go to prevent war? *The Camden 28* recounts the 1971 raid on a Camden, New Jersey draft board office, carried out by activists identifying as "Catholic Left" who opposed the Vietnam War and its impact on urban America. The protesters, including four Catholic priests, a Lutheran minister, and twenty-three others, were arrested in a carefully orchestrated police ambush. *The Camden 28* unveils the story behind these arrests—a compelling narrative of governmental manipulation