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Revolutionary Intercommunal Day of Solidarity for Political Prisoners [page 2 of 2]
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| Title | Revolutionary Intercommunal Day of Solidarity for Political Prisoners [page 2 of 2] |
| Creator | Committee to Free Bobby, Ericka, Angela and Ruchell |
| Publisher/Affiliation | Committee to Free Bobby, Ericka, Angela and Ruchell |
| Place of Publication | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Date | 1971 |
| Notes | Announces: "This Friday, March 5th, is Revolutionary Intercommunal Solidarity Day for Bobby Seale, Ericka Huggins, Angela Davis, Ruchell and all political prisoners."
Calls for: "March 5th is a day of Intercommunal Solidarity--we must launch a campaign to free all political prisoners."
Background information: Between 1970 and 1971, Bobby Seale and Ericka Hugins were "tried for the 1969 murder of a Black Panther suspected of being a police informer. The six-month-long trial ended with a hung jury." (Bobby Seale. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved February 17, 2004, from Encyclopedia Britannica Online. http://www.search.eb.com/eb/article?eu=3007 )
Background information: After "an abortive escape and kidnapping attempt from the Hall of Justice in Marin county, California, " in which Ruchell Magee was the sole survivor of the alleged kidnappers, Angela Davis was suspected of supplying the weapons involved. She was arrested in New York in 1970 and "returned to California to face charges of kidnapping, murder, and conspiracy; she was acquitted of all charges by an all-white jury." (Angela Davis. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved February 17, 2004, from Encyclopedia Britannica Online. http://www.search.eb.com/eb/article?eu=29975 ) |
| Intended Purpose | Event publicity
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| Issue Area | Vietnam protests - anti government
Racism
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| Subjects (LCTGM) | Political prisoners--United States
Racism--United States
Demonstrations--Washington (State)--Seattle
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| Subjects (LCSH) | Seale, Bobby, 1936-
Davis, Angela Yvonne, 1944-
Magee, Ruchell
Huggins, Ericka
Rackley, Alex
Sams, George
Black Panther Party
Women political prisoners--United States
Political activists--United States
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| Geographic Coverage | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Vietnam War Era Ephemera Collection
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| Digital ID Number | VTN059 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | DS559.62 W3 Vietnam War Era Ephemera Collection, Box 4/6 |
| Object Type | Flier
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| Physical Description | 27.5 x 21.5 cm |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original text at 400 dpi in color, saved in JPEG format and resized to 600 ppi horizontal. Saved at compression rate 3. 2004. |
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