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Leavenworth Brothers Offense/Defense Committee : newsletter
Title
Leavenworth Brothers Offense/Defense Committee : newsletter.
Published
Kansas City, Mo. : Leavenworth Brothers Offense/Defense Committee
Physical Description
volumes : illustrations ; 35 cm
Extent
Began and ceased in 1974?
Local Notes
BEIN Zc39 L487: Canceled stamp and postmark. Manuscript mailing label addressed to: Living Theatre in Brooklyn: 1:2.
Notes
Under title: "Let the prison door open and the real dragon will fly out."
Under title on Vol. 1, no. 4 ([Mar. 1974?])-Vol. 1, no. 7 (Jul. 24, 1974): "While there is a soul in prison we are not free."
"At the National Steering Committee Meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 12-15, 1974, Vietnam Veterans Against the War/Winter Soldier Organization, unanimously voted to give the struggles of the Leavenworth Brothers 'National Endorsement.' 'National Endorsement' is a project that VVAW/WSO encourages and supports; the Kansas City Chapter has played a leading role in the formation and work of the Committee. Other VVAW/WSO Chapters have taken part in actions and done educational work. The seven Leavenworth Brothers indicted are all members of VVAW/WSO"--Page 4, Vol. 1, no. 5 (Apr. 29, 1974)
Summary
Leavenworth Brothers Offense/Defense Committee, created by Randy Barnes and Kansas City VVAW, raised money for the legal defense of several prisoners, many of them veterans, on trial for their role in a prison riot. This newsletter exposes the prison conditions that led to the riot.
Format
Journals & Newspapers
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 01, 2023
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Prison periodicals.
Periodicals.
Also listed under
Leavenworth Brothers Offense/Defense Committee.
Vietnam Veterans Against the War.
United States Missouri Kansas City.
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