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Abraham Johannes Muste (/ ˈ m ʌ s t i / MUS-tee; January 8, 1885 – February 11, 1967), usually cited as A. J. Muste, was a Dutch-born American clergyman and political activist. He is best remembered for his work in the labor movement, pacifist movement, antiwar movement, and civil rights movement.
Providing grants, fiscal sponsorships, organizing space, and educational resources to progressive and radical grassroots organizations and projects.
A.J. Muste’s life of activism. Abraham Johannes Muste, born on January 8, 1885, died on February 11, 1967. Known to the public as A.J. Muste and to his friends and associates simply as "A.J.," he was a remarkable and in some ways enigmatic figure bridging the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
A.J. Muste (born January 8, 1885, Zierikzee, Netherlands—died February 10, 1967, New York, New York, U.S.) Dutch-born American clergyman best known for his role in the labour and left-wing movements of the 1920s and ’30s and for his leadership of the American peace movement from 1941 until his death in 1967.
Learn about the life and legacy of Abraham Johannes Muste, a prominent Christian pacifist and leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation who supported civil rights and anti-Vietnam War movements. Find out how he influenced Martin Luther King and other civil rights and anti-war leaders, and how he mentored Bayard Rustin, James Farmer, and Jim Lawson.
21 de oct. de 2002 · Abraham Johannes Muste was born in Holland on January 8, 1885. At the age of six, he was brought to the U.S. and raised by a Republican family in the strict Calvinist traditions of the Dutch Reformed Church. In 1909, he was ordained a minister in that church.
A. J. Muste: Radical for Peace/”The No. 1 U.S. Pacifist” This second film follows Muste through his career from the late 1930s though the mid-1950s as he led the Fellowship for Reconciliation. Of special note is his role in the formation of C.O.R.E. and his work with WWII pacifists.
