doi:10.7916/d8-ggms-7d08Oral history interview with Juanita Nelson, 1999Nelson, Juanitaoral historiesmixed materialCivil rights movements--History--20th century.--United StatesCivil rights demonstrations--United StatesPacifismPeace movements--History--20th century.--United StatesWar tax resistanceImprisonment--United StatesUnited States Race relations 20th centuryNelson, JuanitaNelson, Wallace FCongress of Racial EqualityPeacemakersKoinonia PartnersJuanita Nelson discusses her childhood in Cleveland, early participation in social action, and her parents' influence, especially the strong will of her mother. Nelson explains her decision to attend Howard University in Washington, DC and her encounters with overt racism there. She discusses her leadership in student demonstrations in 1942 and 1943 and the Howard NAACP Committee on Discrimination. Nelson recalls actions targeting the United Cigar Store and the Little Palace Cafeteria. After transferring to Western Reserve University, Nelson met George Houser and joined Cleveland CORE. Nelson recalls how she met her husband Wally Nelson. She explains her decision to pursue pacifism as a lifestyle and remarks on her employment stints in Chicago, Illinois and Yellow Springs, Ohio. Nelson discusses how she and Wally became committed tax resisters in 1948. She discusses the founding of Peacemakers and the contributions of Marion and Ernest Bromley, Abraham Johannes (A.J.) Muste, David Dellinger, and others. Nelson talks about the mission of Peacemakers, her experience in that community, and the Committee on Human Relations of Cincinnati CORE. Nelson discusses the time she and Wally spent at Koinonia Farms (Koinonia Partners) in Americus, Georgia, an integrated intentional community targeted by the Ku Klux Klan. Additionally, Nelson summarizes the internal conflict regarding Communist membership within CORE. She recalls an impromptu demonstration she participated in against a truck stop on Route 40, as well has her subsequent imprisonment, institutionalization, and seventeen-day hunger strike. Also discussed is Reverend Dr. Prathia Hall and Nelson's work with United Farm Workers and Southwest Alabama Farmers Cooperative Association (SWAFCA).