Daniel Berrigan
publication date: Thursday, January 28, 2021 (part of Winter 2021)
category: 
Activism
clue: It's not every day that a priest makes the FBI's most wanted list for using homemade napalm to advocate for peace.
explanation: Berrigan, a Jesuit priest, was a radical (and frequently arrested) peace activist during the Vietnam War, including such incidents as using napalm to destroy hundreds of draft cards. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Erik Bates, and Ruth Cichoski
player landmarks: This was the first goo solved by Ruth Cichoski.
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