Roger Allen LaPorte (1943 – November 10, 1965) is best known as a protester of the Vietnam War who set himself on fire in front of the United Nations building in New York City on November 9, 1965, to protest the United States involvement in the war. A former seminarian, he was a 22 year-old member of the Catholic Worker Movement at the time of his death.
| Roger Allen LaPorte | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1943 |
| Died | November 10, 1965 (aged 22) United Nations Building, New York City, New York, U.S. |
Read more about Roger Allen LaPorte: Life, Preceding Immolations, Political Suicide
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