A Visual Journey

Pictures from a life & an era

From a boy's portrait to a federal summons, these images trace the journey behind Matter of Conscience — and the decade that shaped it. Click any photograph to view it larger.

Bruce Neckels as a young boy — A boy from another America

Bruce Neckels as a young man — Coming of age

Federal court summons against Bruce Howard Neckels, 1970 — “Refused to submit to induction” — 1970

Bruce Neckels in the early 1970s — The early 1970s

A 1960s gathering of young people — The crowds & the cause

Demonstrators gathered for a peace march — Marching for peace

Young men of the era — A generation in upheaval

A writer at a vintage typewriter — The writer's craft

Author Bruce Neckels today — Bruce Neckels today

Matter of Conscience book cover — Matter of Conscience

Every picture tells part of the story.

The whole story lives in the book.

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