Father Daniel Berrigan
(1921-)

American Catholic Priest
Peace Activist
1993 Pacem in Terris
Peace and Freedom Award

birthdate: May 9
birthplace: Virginia, Minnesota

Daniel Berrigan is a Catholic Priest and world famous peace activist. The nonviolent actions against war he and his brother Philip performed put them on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. During the Vietnam War, he and Boston University Professor Howard Zinn helped negotiate the release of 3 American pilots held by the North Vietnamese, despite the FBI's attempts to block their efforts.

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