Non-violent Action At Secretary of State's Office
In 1981, to protest Reagan Administration nuclear first strike policies, Morse helped coordinate a peaceful action in the offices of Alexander Haig, then the Secretary of State to President Ronald Reagan . Along with others, she made her way into the offices of the Secretary and splashed human blood onto the carpet and furniture. Arrested, Morse was tried and served 18 days in the Washington, D.C. city jail.
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