John Sinclair Freedom Rally
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| File:Yoko Ono and John Lennon at John Sinclair Freedom Rally.jpg Yoko Ono and John Lennon at the Freedom Rally | |
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| Date | December 10, 1971 |
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| Venue | Crisler Arena, University of Michigan |
| Location | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Theme | Counterculture of the 1960s, Decriminalization of marijuana |
| Cause | Release of John Sinclair |
The John Sinclair Freedom Rally was a protest and concert in response to the imprisonment of John Sinclair for possession of marijuana held on December 10, 1971, in the Crisler Arena at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The event was filmed and released as Ten For Two.[1]
The reason behind the concert was the sentencing of Sinclair, who was given ten years in prison for the possession of two marijuana cigarettes. Shortly after the event, Sinclair was released.[2][3][4][5]
Musical performers
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- John Lennon[6]
- Yoko Ono
- Phil Ochs
- The Up
- Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
- Bob Seger
- Stevie Wonder
- Archie Shepp
- Joy of Cooking
- David Peel
- Teegarden & Van Winkle
Speakers
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- Bobby Seale
- Jerry Rubin
- Allen Ginsberg
- Rennie Davis
- James Groppi
- Sheila Murphy
- Johnnie Tillmon
- Ed Sanders
- Jane Fonda
See also
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- ^ Agis Salpukas, "15,000 Attend Michigan U. Rally to Protest Jailing of Radical Poet," New York Times, 12 December 1971, p. 76.
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Further reading
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally at IMDbLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 30: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Ann Arbor District Library - Freeing John Sinclair: The Day Legends Came To Town.
- John Sinclair Freedom Rally graphics. Event posters and flyers.
- John Sinclair Freedom Rally