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Title
Carl Hampton : murdered by Houston police, July 1970
Contributor
Turner, Steve (Art dealer)
Date Created and/or Issued
1971
Contributing Institution
UC San Diego, Special Collections and Archives
Collection
Steve Turner Collection of African-Americana
Rights Information
Unknown
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Description
Poster calling for a demonstration in defense of Johnny Coward and [Roy] Bartee Haile, both charged with the attempted murder of a police officer during the riot on July 26, 1971 that resulted in Carl Hampton's death. White text over a portrait of Carl Hampton printed in brown
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca)
Text
"Continue the spring offensive, Houston, May 16, 1971"
New York ;, National Committee to Defend and Support Johnny Coward and Bartee Haile
Type
text
Format
1 poster : illustration, portrait ; 81 x 28 cm
Language
English
Subject
Specimens
Police brutality
Political posters
Portraits
Political posters, American
African Americans
Demonstrations
African American political activists
Discrimination in law enforcement
Ephemera
Trials, litigation, etc
African Americans--Civil rights
Posters
Houston (Tex.)
Place
Houston (Tex.)

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