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Listen: The World ProgramCommunity activist Musa Jugger speaking to crowd during the "Free Bill Johnson" rally.
Image Number
Photographer
Date
Date Note
Rights
Collection
Series/Collection number: N2008- 14, Photographic collection, 1969-1976 ; Box 1, M000013-B
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Speeches, addresses, etc
Political participation
African Americans--Political activity
Political activists
Community activists
Political prisoners
Civil rights movements--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
Civil rights demonstrations--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
African American men--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
Personal Subjects
Physical Description
General Note
Edward Allen Johnson Jr., 19, was arrested on June 2, 1970 for the May 18, 1970 firebombing of the Tallahassee Furniture Company building. He was a member of the Tallahassee branch of the Malcolm X United Liberation Front (established in Tallahassee in early 1970). The group held numerous public demonstrations to free him, including a 7-day conference at Florida A&M University in September 1970. Spokesmen for the Liberation Front often referred to Johnson as a "political prisoner."
Biographical Note
Buckley's photography focused primarily on civil rights demonstrations, anti-war rallies, anti-nuclear demonstrations, and women's rights demonstrations.
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