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===David Harris=== In October 1967, Baez, her mother, and nearly 70 other women were arrested at the Oakland, California, Armed Forces Induction Center for blocking its doorways to prevent entrance by young inductees, and in support of young men who refused [[conscription|military induction]]. They were incarcerated in the [[Santa Rita Jail]], and it was here that Baez met [[David Harris (protestor)|David Harris]], who was kept on the men's side but who still managed to visit with Baez regularly. The two formed a close bond upon their release and Baez moved into his draft-resistance [[Commune (intentional community)|commune]] in the hills above [[Stanford, California]]. The pair had known each other for three months when they decided to marry. After confirming the news to Associated Press, media outlets began dedicating ample press to the impending nuptials (at one point, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine referred to the event as the "Wedding of the Century").<ref>{{Cite news |author=Brown, Mick |date=September 15, 2009 |title=Joan Baez: interview |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/worldfolkandjazz/6173753/Joan-Baez-interview.html |access-date=February 26, 2025 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |language=en |archive-date=December 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171218013410/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/worldfolkandjazz/6173753/Joan-Baez-interview.html |url-status=live }}</ref> After finding a [[pacifist]] preacher and a church outfitted with peace signs and writing a blend of [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopalian]] and [[Quaker wedding]] vows, Baez and Harris married in New York City on March 26, 1968. Her friend [[Judy Collins]] sang at the ceremony. After the wedding, Baez and Harris moved into a home in [[Los Altos Hills, California]] on {{convert|10|acre|hectare}} of land called Struggle Mountain, part of a commune, where they tended gardens.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Merrill |first=Allison McClain |date=June 7, 2023 |title=Inside one of the Bay Area's last 1960s-style communes |url=https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/inside-bay-area-commune-struggle-mountain-18121995.php |access-date=June 11, 2023 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en-US |archive-date=June 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611165359/https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/inside-bay-area-commune-struggle-mountain-18121995.php |url-status=live }}</ref> A short time later, Harris refused induction into the armed forces and was indicted. On July 16, 1969, Harris was taken by federal marshals to prison.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,901123,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081214140634/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,901123,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 14, 2008 |title=People: July 25, 1969 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=July 25, 1969 |access-date=June 18, 2010}}</ref><!-- leaving Baez alone β not alone at all, on that commune, according to the article. --> Baez was visibly pregnant in public in the months that followed, especially at the [[Woodstock]] Festival, where she performed a handful of songs in the early morning. The documentary film ''Carry It On'' was produced during this period and was released in 1970.<ref>[http://www.newfilmco.com/CIOpage.htm "Carry It On"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428100103/http://www.newfilmco.com/CIOpage.htm |date=April 28, 2009 }}. Directed by Chris Knight. The New Film Co., 1970. Official website.</ref> The film's behind-the-scenes looks at Harris's views and arrest and Baez on her subsequent performance tour was positively reviewed in ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine and ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref>{{cite news |author=J. C. |title=Cinema: Something More Than Love |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=August 24, 1970 |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,902681,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309115201/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,902681,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 9, 2010 |access-date=June 18, 2010}}</ref><ref>Wilson, John S. (August 27, 1970). [https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C06E1DD1E3EE034BC4F51DFBE66838B669EDE "Joan Baez and Her Challenge:'Carry It On' Follows Singer and Husband"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104180923/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C06E1DD1E3EE034BC4F51DFBE66838B669EDE |date=November 4, 2013 }}. ''[[The New York Times]]''. Retrieved June 19, 2010.</ref> Among the songs Baez wrote about this period of her life are "A Song for David", "Myths", "Prison Trilogy (Billy Rose)" and "Fifteen Months" (the amount of time Harris was imprisoned). Their son Gabriel was born on December 2, 1969. Harris was released from Texas prison after 15 months, but they separated three months after his release and the couple divorced amicably in 1973.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/joan-baez-how-sweet-the-sound/1185/ |title=How Sweet The Sound: Joan Baez |website=[[PBS]] |date=September 24, 2009 |access-date=February 22, 2020 |archive-date=September 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912132510/http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/joan-baez/how-sweet-the-sound/1185/ |url-status=live }}</ref> They shared custody of Gabriel, who lived primarily with Baez.<ref>{{cite news |title=Joan Baez Sues for a Divorce |author=James F. Clarity |work=The New York Times |date=March 27, 1973 |page=43 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/03/27/archives/joan-baez-sues-for-a-divorce-notes-on-people.html?sq=Joan%2520Baez%2520Sues%2520for%2520a%2520Divorce&scp=1&st=cse |access-date=February 3, 2008 |archive-date=July 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722221338/https://www.nytimes.com/1973/03/27/archives/joan-baez-sues-for-a-divorce-notes-on-people.html?sq=Joan%2520Baez%2520Sues%2520for%2520a%2520Divorce&scp=1&st=cse |url-status=live }}</ref> Explaining the split, Baez wrote in her autobiography: "I am made to live alone."<ref name="AVoice">{{cite book |last=Baez |first=Joan |year=1987 |title=And a Voice to Sing With: A Memoir |location= New York |publisher=Summit Books |page=160 |isbn=978-0-671-40062-0}}</ref> Baez and Harris remained on friendly terms throughout the years; they reunited on-camera for the 2009 ''American Masters'' documentary for the USA's PBS. Their son Gabriel is a drummer and occasionally tours with his mother. He has a daughter Jasmine who also sang with Joan Baez at Kidztock in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://marie-everydaymiracle.blogspot.de/2010/06/joan-baez-sings-with-her-granddaughter.html |title=Every Day Is a Miracle: Joan Baez sings with her granddaughter |publisher=Marie-everydaymiracle.blogspot.de |date=June 21, 2010 |access-date=August 25, 2015 |archive-date=September 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904052142/http://marie-everydaymiracle.blogspot.de/2010/06/joan-baez-sings-with-her-granddaughter.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marinij.com/general-news/20100526/baez-headlines-school-fundraiser-one-of-many-festivals-fairs-this-summer |title=Baez headlines school fundraiser β one of many festivals, fairs this summer |publisher=Marinij.com |date=May 26, 2010 |access-date=August 25, 2015 |archive-date=September 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904052142/http://www.marinij.com/general-news/20100526/baez-headlines-school-fundraiser-one-of-many-festivals-fairs-this-summer |url-status=live }}</ref>
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