Henry Leroy Finch Jr.

== Pacifism ==

== Pacifism ==

Known as Roy Finch in pacifist circles, Henry Leroy Finch, Jr. was a pacifist and conscientious objector during World War II. He served in [[Civilian Public Service]] (CPS) Camp 11 (Ashburnham, Massachusetts) and Camp 37 (Coleville, California), and with CPS Unit 41 (Williamsburg, Virginia). The first two were engaged in U.S. Forest Service efforts, and the latter was a mental hospital. After the war, Finch worked as an editor for Alternative and Liberation. For a time he was involved with the American Forum for Socialist Education, but his primary affiliations were with the [[Fellowship of Reconciliation (United States)|Fellowship of Reconciliation]] and [[War Resisters League]].[https://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/scpc-dg-195 Brynmawr College, TriCollege Libraries section, ''Henry LeRoy Finch papers''] Finch served as chair of the [[War Resisters League]] from 1953 to 1959, presenting the first WRL Peace Award to [[Jeanette Rankin]] and bringing [[Bayard Rustin]], [[Martin Luther King Jr.]], and [[A. J. Muste]] to the organization as honored speakers. He presided over the controversial hiring of [[Bayard Rustin]] as Executive Secretary of the WRL in 1953, after Rustin had been forced to resign from the [[Fellowship of Reconciliation]] as a consequence of being arrested for homosexual activity. Finch was involved in the formation of Public Radio in the United States and specifically [[WBAI]] Radio in New York, where he hosted a pacifist radio show until the mid-1950s. After leaving the WRL he remained active in the peace movement, including participating in the 1963 March on Washington.

Known as Roy Finch in pacifist circles, Henry Leroy Finch, Jr. was a pacifist and conscientious objector during World War II. He served in [[Civilian Public Service]] (CPS) Camp 11 (Ashburnham, Massachusetts) and Camp 37 (Coleville, California), and with CPS Unit 41 (Williamsburg, Virginia). The first two were engaged in U.S. Forest Service efforts, and the latter was a mental hospital. After the war, Finch worked as an editor for Alternative and Liberation. For a time he was involved with the American Forum for Socialist Education, but his primary affiliations were with the [[Fellowship of Reconciliation (United States)|Fellowship of Reconciliation]] and [[War Resisters League]].[https://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/scpc-dg-195 Brynmawr College, TriCollege Libraries section, ''Henry LeRoy Finch papers''] Finch served as chair of the [[War Resisters League]] from 1953 to 1959, presenting the first WRL Peace Award to [[Jeannette Rankin]] and bringing [[Bayard Rustin]], [[Martin Luther King Jr.]], and [[A. J. Muste]] to the organization as honored speakers. He presided over the controversial hiring of [[Bayard Rustin]] as Executive Secretary of the WRL in 1953, after Rustin had been forced to resign from the [[Fellowship of Reconciliation]] as a consequence of being arrested for homosexual activity. Finch was involved in the formation of Public Radio in the United States and specifically [[WBAI]] Radio in New York, where he hosted a pacifist radio show until the mid-1950s. After leaving the WRL he remained active in the peace movement, including participating in the 1963 March on Washington.

== Personal life==

== Personal life==