Sanctuary: Who Belongs Here? The Search for Homeland on the U.S.-Mexico Border, 1848-Today

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James A. Corbett was a rancher, writer, philosopher, and humanitarian. In 1985 Corbett was one of eleven defendants in the Arizona Sanctuary Trial, and one of the three acquitted. After this trial, Corbett continued his work smuggling refugees, claiming that they set the schedule and he would continue to bring them across the border as long as they continued coming. Corbett argued that what he was doing was not civil disobedience, but civil initiative to help uphold asylum laws.

Miriam Davidson Papers, 1979-1989 (MS433)

This collection contains Miriam Davidson's manuscripts and research files for her 1988 book,Convictions of the Heart regarding the 1980's Sanctuary Movement and Trial. Materials include: news clippings, Davidson's trial notes, Sanctuary Movement materials, and cassette tape recordings of Davidson's interviews with various members of the Movement and Trial. The majority of the material is in English, some is in Spanish.

Sanctuary Movement Trial Papers, 1979-1992 (MS362)

The Sanctuary Movement was a religious and political campaign that began in the early 1980s to provide safety for Central American refugees fleeing civil conflicts within their home countries. This collection contains materials related to the Sanctuary Movement and, more specifically, the highly publicized Sanctuary Trial that took place in Arizona.