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Title
Frank Shuford, political prisoner
Contributor
Turner, Steve (Art dealer)
Date Created and/or Issued
1979?
Contributing Institution
UC San Diego, Special Collections and Archives
Collection
Steve Turner Collection of African-Americana
Rights Information
Unknown
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Description
Shuford, an African American man and community organizer from Orange County, California, was convicted of assault with intent to commit murder and sentenced to twenty years to life. His first trial ended in a hung jury. According to the present publication little evidence was produced against Shuford at either trial
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca)
Text
Date from postmark
Cover title
Santa Ana, Calif. :, Frank Shuford Defense Committee
Type
text
Format
14 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Subject
Trials, litigation, etc
African American prisoners
African Americans
Trials (Attempted murder)
Orange County (Calif.)
Shuford, Frank
Place
Orange County (Calif.)

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