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EUGENE COALITION/COALITION PRESS 161 MADISON EUGENE, OREGON 97402 US.A. (503) 343-3282 pvpajos Su-pAjAjns OA} aqa T£6T UT -anm SFA uos^OFf aSaoao Ja?:ry) 'saaq^o CRONOLOGIA DE UNA PERSECUSION aq} 992} 03 u8-pFdnF3 aq? suyof BJABQ FIN DE LOS SESENTAS, PRINCIPIO DE LOS SETENTAS: 8TTTH 8uf.iap.inm jo pasnooF ajF puF 'aiuaqo^njo uqof 'oSranjQ Antes de las acusaciones de 1971, Hugo Pi- nell, Fleeta Drumgo y varies companeros, en- (U6T '91 tre ellos George Jackson, habian luchado con- tra los intentos de parte de las autoridades pa de la prlsion para crear odio racial entre los -TTPl «T TTTW 'O'O *pj"*n8 pFpajos V prisioneros. Tambien protestaron vigorosamen- aqi Xq ..ap-popuoq atqFTj-Hsnf,, pajna aJF te por los asesinatos de tres prisioneros asaqx •sjBTOfjjo uosjad Xq paXojdma negros en enero de 1970. * asj392 9q? Su^sodxa * F aj paAjoAU^ uaaq pFq maqa 30 o/%x En noviembre de 1970, las autoridades metie- •pjFn8 uosyad pFpajos B Xq paiTPt ron a Johnny Spain en el 'hoyo' de la prisio'n puF 'spjF/ipa 'UFJOJJ - B3.9uosf.2d ^3Fjg aajqx de Soledad por tener literatura considerada 'inflamatoria' por las autoridades. Esta lite- *€T AHVflNVf ratura eran sus escritos personales acerca de la vida en la prision. •saauosjid SUOUIF ^q^TJ F dn AJJFH^DF sjnq qo*pq/% Uf En San Quentin, Willie Tate y David Johnson Q£6T ' oioag; Sufonaa^s '^JTIFSSF jo protestaron vigorosamente contra los golpes y dn-awFJj la asfixlacion con gas sufrida por Fred Billings- lea. Tambien en San Quentin, Luis Talamantez, puF aqq tuvo exito en su lucha contra las falsas acusa- uosuqof p-jAFQ PUF ajITTW ' UFS ciones de asalto que resultaron cuando el termino una pelea entre prisioneros en marzo de 1970. uos-pad jFuosaad sjq — MAaoaBuraiFXjujll aq 03 13 DE ENERO DE 1970 jo uojssassod JLOJ: pFpajog ^F ajoq Los tres prisioneros negros, Nolan, Edwards y Miller son asesinados por un guardia de la •sjauos-pid carcel de Soledad. Los dos estaban envueltos en una demanda en contra de la prisio'n de la 50 aapjnm Q/16T *^JFnuFf aq^ Xaqx 'sjauosjjd SUOOIF paa^Fq Soledad. Esta acusacion divulgaba las tacticas dn d-A 03 s^dma^^F aj^jaoq^nF uos-pjd racistas y llenas de odio usadas por los direc- t , tores de la carcel. Estos asesinatos fueron de- clarados 'homicidios justificados' por el Gran Jurado. Un guardia de la carcel de Soledad, O.G. Mills, es asesinado muy pronto despues de :saiXNaAas Aiava 'sanxis axvi los asesinatos anteriores. 16 DE ENERO DE 1970 xi s NiiNaab HYS 10 Fleeta Drumgo, John Cluchette v George Jack- son son acusados de asesinar a Mills. Despues at}:) qo-pqA uf pa^Baj SBA Xao^s Aau B ' paqs-pjqnd del asesinato de George Jackson en 1971, los o- aj9A s^jnsaa ajojuojqo aq} aa^jy *auop aq 3011 tros dos hermanos de la carcel de la Soledad p^noo ij paaaAoos-pp puv }Baj paSaxjB aq} ijoeua fueron declarados absueltos por el Gran Jurado. -aj saa^jodaj pBq ajofuoaqo oD8jouej,j UBS 8fA oajv UB aapun Uo09-m qs?UBds ran Angela Davis se une a la campana para ayudar B Uf. pajSSnras uos^oef a poner en libertad a los hermanos de Soledad. paSuBqo Sf. (3"pun 7 DE AGOSTO DE 1970 UBS) uj Jonathan Jackson, hermano tnenor de George 3T 8trp:jooqs ^uads aABq 05 SBA Jackson, entra a la corte del condado de Marin, ..epuooas ^^JTM^,, »m '..STA,, paSuBqo ' donde James McLain, un activista negro de San -JA Xaujo^^B UB J95JB uosjad Quintan, espera juicio. McLain, Christmas, y el aABq 05 PTBS sj aq B uapp-pq aABq Juez Haley terminan muertos. 05 paSajjB s-j. uos^OBf udBO(, aqi — zajdmBxa joj PUB ssajd —Angela Davis y Rucell Magee son acusados de 03 pasBajaj SJLB sajao^ secuestro, asesinato y de conspirar todo lo an- XjjBaauaS PUB cpauanq * ^oqs ' teriormente mencionado. (Davis es declarada ab- (oy) aa^uao auam^snfpy ' suelta en junio de 1972, Magee es declarado ab- aq^ ui •psiT'R OSJB SJB spjBnS aajq^ puB suelto de asesinato y el jurado queda indeciso OAJ, *uj^uano UB$ 5« spJBnS uosjjd en cargos de secuestro en marzo de 1973. En Xq ^OBq aq^ uj ^oqs XJ^B^BJ sj uos^OBf 98.1039 enero de 1975, Magee es condenado a cadena per- petua basado en una 'declaracion de culpabilidad) ISflOflV

21 DE AGOSTO DE 1971 (•Bajd X^jjnS pa8a~[jB UB jo s-pseq aq^ uo uosjad George Jackson es fatalmente tiroteado en la uj 3JTT °3 paoua^uas SBA aaSBft g£6T J° A\2Bn espalda por guardias de la prisi^n. Otros dos -UBf uj *££6T *qoi«K UT saSjBqo dBuppi aq^ uo prisioneros y tres guardias tambien son asesi- Xanf 8unq B SBA aaaq? puB *aapanra jo nados. Los prisioneros del Centre de Ajusta- SBA aa^BH "3/161 *®unf uf pa^^iinboB SBA miento son golpeados, quemados y torturados en -BQ) *s^uaAa aAoqB aqa q^TA uo-p^oauuoo uf los dias siguientes a este incidente. Varias -jfdsuoo puB ' 'japjnm go pasnooe historias contradictorias son dadas a la Prensa -asqns ajB PUB S-JABQ BjaSuy — y al Gran Jurado de Marin. Por ejemplo: —La 'gorra1 bajo la cual Jackson habia es- sSpnp aanoQ ao^aadng puB condido una pistola, se convierte en una !pe- 'saSB^soq a^B^ aaSsw luca'. La supuesta pistola habia sido contra- puB sassauaTA-a^Brauf puB bandeada despue's de una visita de su abogado. Tambien los treinta segundoa que supuestamen- uos-pad uj^uano UBS Moejg B aaaqA te Jackson habia estado disparando la pisto- JJBK aq^ o^Uf S^JBA la en las afueras del Centro de Ajustamiento jo aaSunoX 'uos^OBf (unidad de seguridad maxima en la prision de San Quintin) se convierten en veinte minutos. OL6I isnonv —Las autoridades alegan que Jackson contra- bandeo una pistola'Astra m-600 de 9mm' debajo B Xq •a}.zoo FJ F opi:jauios EjqEq gun became a lighter and smaller Spanish Llama anb E}T.iDsa upjooui Eun ua opESBq JEJO o:juauin8 Corto. In the Grand Jury hearings it ended JE un jEiuasaad ap EqE^Ej^ arjuauiafduijs opB8oqB up as a 9 mm Astra. 13 '^o-fjapoag AJUSH zanC fa aod Bipiaqaa jod —The exit wound in Jackson's back became an opB3To sa 'uTiuinfr UBS ap sjag soj ap OSED ja entrance wound. ua ojSau opsSoqE ooiun fa * 'jf aaoo £L6i aa •said sns ua sa} a j-[ -pa 3 uoo A sopssodsa 'sopBuapsoua UE§ New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller orders the sopEsnoE sjas soq 'UEZuajuioo SERBIA assault on insurgent Attica, resulting in the • ,EzuE^uaA OUTS ETDj^snC sa ou aDEq deaths of Attica prisoners and guards. Sixty prisoners are being prosecuted, yet no State or ja anb of 4 anb ojEfoap ojquiajui OJ^Q OUIUT a osouESua, optn^as osaooad fE ourejf opFJ Federal officials are being charged. -np UEJ3 jap sojquiaiui sof ap oun 'opFanf UEjg ^ap soaquiajui saa^ ap SEiounuaa oSanj X sauojo OCTOBER 1, 1971 afqo sFf ap JEsad F uaoEq as sauojoEsnDE SE*I — The San Quentin Six and Attorney Stephen Sing- •o^soSE ap 11 ja sopijj ham are indicted for murder and conspiracy stem- -noo sa^sapjoui soj ap opF^^nsaj ouioo upiDEJid ming from the events of August 21. -SUOD A o^EujsasE ap sopFsnoF uos inEi{8uTg uaqd —The indictment is forced through despite ja X uj^uano UES ap sjas soqn objections and subsequent resignations of aa ananioo aa three Grand Jurors. One of the horrified Grand Jurors called the proceedings "falla- •opssnoE opjs Eq jEJapaj JBTDJJO cious and immoral". Another declared that n ops^sa -[ap -[ETDTJO unSuju SFUI oTOjnC ua UE^sa "What this Grand Jury does is not justice but so^sa ua so^fanAua soaauofsiad soq vengeance". 9P SEUI ua B^jnsaj a^sa 'FOia^V aP 93 —Pre-trial hearings begin. The Six arrive uojsijd Ef E anbE^E un Fuapao 'aaffag in court chained, manacled, and shackled. uosjaN '^Joj^ EAan^ ap aopFuaaqoS jg aa ananaiidas aa er JANUARY, 1973

Fleeta Drumgo wins a pre-trial motion to have ap Epiaaq Fun ua a^aaTAuoo as FaoqF 'uos the court appoint and pay an attorney of his ap EpjFdsa Bf ua jEpjfBS, ap Bpjaaq BT • • (Drumgo*s) choice, but this ruling promptly is •uraig ap overturned by the California Supreme Court. Bun uoo uEuiuua^ opEjnp UBJO jap uoisaaA BJ U3 'BJOUEdsa UOTDBOJjqEJ ap 4B5aO NOVEMBER, 1973 Bun *Buanbad SBUI X BUBJAJJ SBUI sa Ejo^sTd is I Baoqv 'ajuauiBAanu EfquiEO jBjaoasfq, BJ Howard Moore Jr., the only Black attorney in -ojaad ja ua BTaoisiq FJ ap upjDFOfjqnd EJ ap the San Quentin Six case, is cited for contempt sandsaQ 'axqisoduiT Faa anb uajqnosap JSF X ai by presiding Judge Henry Broderick for merely a^sa jFaaoaa ap UF^BJ^ aiojuoqo OOSTO attempting to present an oral argument on a pre- UBS T^P SB^s-ppojaaj 'jOjjB, Bon^ad Bun ap trial motion he had just submitted in writing. ENERO DE 1973 / Fleeta Drumgo gano una mocion antes del jui- -aa Sujjtu jSfvaddy jo ^jnoo ODSJDUEJJ UBS cio que le da derecho a elegir un abogado de su Sujraa-pjjB £qaaaq3 'SufJBaq B ao; gusto (pagado por la corte). Esta decision es revocada por la Corte Suprema del estado de Ca- lifornia. ' 17 DE ENERO DE 1974 P.IBAOH Xauao:j3V jo spaoA aq} El juez de la Corte Superior, Vernon Stoll uj mfq daa^ 04 ^-1^03 aaajdng a^F^ rechaza las acusaciones de asesinato y conspi- 30 saaAnauFm papUBq-qS-pq XjBJ^jqJB,, aqa racion contra los seis de San Quentin ya que -sap UOA sf asBaja^ 'aoua^uas JFU^SJJO s^q jo la seleccion del Gran Jurado excluyo a negros, jBaiC TBUfj aq^ SuTaaidmoo aa^jB puoq 000'OOS$ Chicanes, Latinos, trabajadores y a la juventud uo asBajaa SUJA xfS sq3 jo ®«o *a^Bi aTTTTtt Sin embargo en diciembre de 1974,la corte de apelacion revoca esta desicion-resultado-siguen en existencia los cargos contra los seis. •uo-ps-poap JULIO DE 1974 -sjq aq^ sasaaAaj s-[Baddy jo }.inoo El juicio (civil) de los seis de San Quentin contra el sistema penal de California, incluye cargos de castigos crueles y poco usuales, em- pieza. El juicio da a luz a la brutalidad y uwop ^nqs miseria que ocurre en el Centre de Ajustamiento. go aq^ japao pUB QY Este juicio demanda que el juez Federal Zirpoli raaq^ asBajaa a8pnf libre a los seis del Centre de Ajustamiento, y que el departamento penal cierre el infame cen- aq^ apfsuj Aaasjra puB XaTTB^njq aqa sasodxa tro. aqi 'su^Saq ^uaiaqsjund jvnsnun puB ma^sXs uosjaj B-puaogjjBQ aq) DICIEMBRE DE 1974 s,x-ps u-p^uanb UBS ^q^ jo IBJJ^ aqi La corte de Distrlto de Apelaciones revoca la historica desicion Stoll, * ENERO DE 1975 Willie Tate, uno de los seis, logra salir uj aq^ Suj^B^sujaa snq^ uojsjDap sno^uamooi bajo fianza de $500,000, y esto despue's de; sjBaddy jo ^jnoo ^of^^s-pa OOSJOUBJ^ UBS cumplir el ultimo ano de su sentencia original. 'JaqnaoaQ Xq aaAaAOH *sjoanp SB La libertad es obtenida a pesar de las 'manio- PUB (8ja^joA JBjjoo-anxq bras arbitrarias de la Corte Suprema del Esta- papnjoxa Xanf PUBJQ aq^ jo ssaooad do quienes lo querian retener bajo custodia,* -oajas aq^ }Bq:j spunoaS aq^ uo xjs ujrjuano UBS son las palabras del abogado Howard Moore. s^uaraaoTPuT XoBajdsuoo-Jtapanra uouaaA aSpnf 29 DE ENERO DE 1975: La corte Suprema de California rehusa oir '/IT AHVflNVf juicio de los "seis". Esta accion reafirma la the original murder-conspiracy indictment against the Six is once again in effect. ilSIS3d HIM 3M FEBRUARY 21, 1975' Pretrial motions resumed with Judge Henry A. iSOlAI3dllSIS3d Broderick presiding.

MARCH 3, 1975 Hugo Pinell enters court with a patch over his left eye as a result of a beating by San Quentin guards. Johnny Spain appears with contusions on his left cheek. The beatings resulted from the brothers' protest at the lack of adequate medical care for ailing Johnny Spain. MARCH 6, 1975 Arguments challenging the fairness and impar- tiality of the current jury selection process are heard. One by one, all of the defendents (with the exception of Willie Tate, free on bail) are ejected from court following their protests at Judge Broderick1s refusal to hear defense argu- ments and at the lack of adequate medical care for ailing Johnny Spain. MARCH 14, 1975 By this date, Judge Broderick has denied: 1) a change of venue motion filed because of the inflammatory and prejudicial Marin County press; 2) a motion to sever the Six's cases from that of Stephen Bingham (white lawyer reported last in Canada, who is alleged to have passed a gun to George Jackson on Aug. 21, 1971); 3) appeals to remove the chains and shackles with which the Six are led like animals to and from court; 4) 4) appeals to provide medical attention for Johnny Spain who must be periodically removed from the courtroom because of agonizing muscle spasms and other undetermined illnesses. MARCH 24, 1975: ap esneo aod 93.100 ap o^aeno jap opBOBs jas anb auaT} a^uauiBOTpofjad anb UTFds Xuuqof Judge Broderick affirms the prejudicial and Bojparo uojoua:jB jasAoad ap aBOTT.dns (^ unnecessary shackling and chaining of the Six •33:100 BJ apsap during court sessions. He also refuses to en- sajHrajuB oraoo sopBAafi; uos anb *sjas tertain the motion to have himself removed as B sojjjaS X SBuapBO SBJ ua^nb anb JBojjdns (£ the presiding judge. (1£6T 'onsoSy ap IZ T3 U9 uos^OBf aSaoag B -sa Bun opBSBd aaqBq ap opjaao sa uajnb MARCH 25, 1975 ua opB^aodaj ang a^uaoreiaT^xn anb -oqB ta) raBuSujg uaqda^s ^P oj^anbB ap The process of jury selection begins. ap osneo -[a jBjBdas B^Bd uojoom Bun (3 iufjBK ap opBpuoo jap ^-^pTi^jLdd X ofao^BuiBtjuT -[ap asnBo jod uofDO-ppSTjnp ap opB-[SBJ3 ap uojoora BUQ (I :opB3au Bq ^of^^po^a zanf ja 'Bqoaj

2anp JB so^a ap so^sa^oad SOT; a^ -uaynS-ps jap BJanj sopBqoa uos (BZUB-JJ ua ajUTfl ap uojodaoxa BJ uoo) sopBs -noB soj sopo? 'oun aod oun *sopi:o uos aoo opBjnC fap uoTOoaiss ap osaooad ^ap A o:)snp ja aaqos soAj^Bsnoaj a OZHVW ^a 9 Xuuqof *oraaagua ja BJBd BOjpam a^uaTOjjns ap B^JBJ BJ aaqos souBinaaq sof ap BJ ap sopB^jnsaa uoaang sadjoS SOT Bjfpfara ns ua sauoTsn^uoo uoo asaj MARCH 26, 1975 -BdB ujBds Xuuqof 'ui:auan() UBS sp Bpasng B^ aod BpBadjoS Bun ap Btjjnsaj sa anb opaafnbzf ofo ns Defense attorneys argue a motion demanding the ajqos aqojBd un uoo a^aoo B judge order a mistrial because the slavery-day chaining and shackling of the brothers constitute and unquestionable violation of their fair trial •opuajpfsaad rights. Motion denied. zanp ja uoo uoaBnuj^uoo ojonf-a^uB -Bourgeois press circulates totally unfounded rumors that Hugo Pinell stabbed his court- appointed attorney, Lynn Carmen, in the throat. •Bjouarjspca ua uanSfS (u^-pOBJt-pdsuoo -Carmen vehemently denies this vicious rumor SJ3S SOJ BJ^UOO SajBU^JJO SO3JBO SOT *SBTP while emphasizing that his throat bore no stab 0£ sp sandsaa 'Tio^s uouxaA zanf jap uojojsap wounds of any sort. BJ oooAaa anb uojDBjadB ap a^joo BJ ap uojojsap anSis opBanf ap uofooa^as BI MARCH 27, 1975 Defense Attorney Frank Cox files a dramatic sa '•!•%•& I9p soAtipjiB sou and revealing motion charging that the D.A. is in opuaXn-pua *BjouapaAa BjjanbB osaooB jau possession of certain evidence which proves that a:jqo BjBd UOTOOUI BT; *T£6T *o}so8v ^P T3 T^P prison authorities, along with the state, had sosuaAa sof ua UOJB^TOUT: X uojBjjfxnB a^uara foreknowledge of and aided and abetted in the jOTjiaauB B^qBS 'opB^sa ja uoo o}unf 'uojsjad events of Aug. 21, 1971. Motion to gain access I ap sapBpjao^nB soj anb BAaad anb B-puappva to such evidence, including certain FBI files, is ungjB uofsasod ns ua aua-prj OTpJ^Sfp opBSoqB denied . ja anb opuBsnoB *BA-j:^BxaAajt A oof^BuiBjp uojo -oui Bun B^OU XOQ ^UBJL,J Bsuajap ap opBSoqv APRIL, 1975

Jury selection continues. Existence of ap BpBjBund ap Bun ju ou "secret witness" revealed by prosecution. In ns anb BqBuasua saj spite of defense attorneys* rightful insistence UB3 jomnj o§au that this person's identity be revealed, so that ua an adequate defense might be prepared, Judge *opBSoqB a^aoo aod opBJLquiou ns B BpBjBund Broderick orders that this witness remain anon- Bun ojp TjauTj o2nn 3nb * sopBpunju-j: ^uatajB^ ymous until 21 days before he/she testifies. -05 sajouina BfnoaTD STO32anog ooTpOTaad jg •Bp MAY 6, 1975 -B§au ang uofooui BI 'o^snp ojonf un BjBd sojja ap soqoaaap ap UOJOB^OJA Bun *B^un8aad ujs Jfn^ Only remaining Black Juror out of 600 called -•p^suoo *souBBuaH sot B sojxT-1^ X sBuapso uoo to this date is preeraptorily dismissed (without o^uaTuiaABTOsa ap Bfp ja ap Bsnso aod pBp^jnu cause) by the prosecution. Fleet a Drumgo and ap opBfOBA o^fajd auapjo zanf ja anb opuBpuBtuap David Johnson are ejected from the court after B-[ j-pnSaB Bsuagap BJ ap sopBSoqB vociferously protesting. 93 MAY 8, 1975 •Bzuajuioo opBanf ap uojooajas BJ ap osaooad In what appears to be an attempt to justify the racist removal of the only Black juror from the jury box, prosecutor Herman charges that one •osndoad as oraoo OSBO is aas ou B BSa-pu as uajquisx 'sojoiinp sot of the defense investigators, Victoria Mercado, had been seen talking to Ann Smith (a prospective uBanp sojJBsaoau uos so^uajureuapBoua soj A juror) twice prior to her dismissal. Ms. Mercado aauod ja anb Braj-pjB ^ojjapoag zanp -[g is tried for Jury tampering; a ruling is not ex- a OZHYH pected before the end of the trial. ou -Bpo3 sapBpainaajua SBJ^O X sojnosnta somsBdsa ap MAY 19, 1975 •anSjs opBJtnf ja ap uojooajas Johnny Spain is excused from court and taken to oiNnr S.F. General Hospital for medical tests. He is chained to the hospital bed and surrounded by heavily armed SQ guards. A few days later, Johnny pBpauuajua Bun ap aajns BjABpO} A jBtjjdsoq JB is snatched from the hospital by prison authorities o:jjanAap anj ou Auuqof *B^sa3oad Bqonra ap oipad over his doctor's strong objections. Despite much -sag *ao:joop ns ap arjjtanj sauoToafqo soj aaq protest, Johnny was not returned to the hospital and -os 'uoTSTJd BJ ap sapBpyaoijnB soj aod still suffers from an undiagnosed ailment. jap opB^BqaxiB anj Auuqof *sandsap SBjp •sopBiuaB uajq *b*S ^P epjiBnS uoo opBapoa ^ JUNE, 1975 SBUapBD UOO BU1BO BJ UOO OpBJBUlB B^S3 'SOOfpaUI sauauiBxa JBUIOIJ BaBd jB^Tdson jBaauag *i[*s Vs °P Jury selection continues. a^aoo jap opBsnoxa sa UTBdg Xuuqof Q OAVK 3d 6T JULY, 1975 jap UTJ jap un Baadsa as By mid-July jury selection is complete. Of 12 fsopBjnf soj uoo aod jurors, eleven are white and one black. (Of a sa opBOjaw B3T^°tias BI 'Bp-ppadsap ap total of 1400 in the jury pool, only 8 were Black. sasaA sop (ajqBqoad opBjnf un) q^piis uuy UOD Although Marin County has a 2.5% Black populace, opuBjqBq B^SJA anj *opBoaaH BJJO^OTA *Bsuajap only .57% of all^ jurors called were Black.) BJ BJBd sa^opBST^saAua soj ap oun anb B^JBO UBUI -jajl aopBsnoB ja *opBanf jap Bunqxa^ jap oa8au JULY 14, 1975 opBanC oojun ja ap B^STOBJ uoTOomaa BJ JBOTJ ua o^duia^B un aas aoajBdB anb oj ug Luis Talamantez, David Johnson, and Hugo Pinell a OAVH 3 8 are beaten, gassed, chained and dragged from their Adjustment Center cells, and appear in court reek- •a^uaraosoaouiBjD aB^sa^oad ap sandsap ing of gas and covered with bruises. The assault jap Bjang sopBqoa uos uosuqof PTABQ by prison guards was the result of a direct order B^aajj; 'saaopBsnoB soj aod (BSHBO UTS) ajp by Judge Broderick that Luis Talamantez be placed -adsap ap asjBTdoadB sa *Bqoaj B^sa B^sBq opBia in the court's holding cell as "punishment" for 009 aP ^P^nb anb o.i8au opBJLnC oojun jg objecting to Broderick1s ruling during a previous a OAVH ^a 9 court day, that one of Luis' counsel, Ernest Graves, could not question an obviously prejudiced prospec- Bjja o ja aob ap tive juror. OUIJUOUB BjBpanb oSj^sa^ ja anb ouapao zanf ja *BpBJBdaad Bas SBSjnb a^ua JULY 28, 1975 -TSTjns Bsuajap Bun anb BJBd *opBjaAaj Bas BUGS -jad Bsa ap pBpx^uapT BJ anb Bsuajap ap sopsSoq Prosecution begins opening statement. D.A. -B soj ap oqoaaap Bjoua^sfsuj BJ ap JBsad v Jerry Herman admits that there is no direct evi- •saaopBsnoB soj aod dence that any of the six actually killed any of opjs Bq uoaajoas og-j^sa},, Un ap -nj anb ap UOTOOUI Fun OTrjpuqns TjauT^ o8n}j 'sow -stui sojja -asjBCasuoo ap sopBsnos soj B oqoaaap the guards or inmates on August 21, 1971, and that •[a auaT^sos anb * o^uapuTOouooaa ap B^a^ia eun he would have to rely on conspiracy theories of autaadng *s*n sp uoyojoap BJ opuaTnSjs aiding and abetting in order to convict. San a OISODV ^ Quentin Six Defense Committee and other supporters hold demonstration to protest injustices, chaining •ofDTpnCajtd opBanf and shackling of the defendants and the seating of jap oiuaTuiToajqB^sa ja A" sopBsnoB soj sopBuapBO a jury of non-peers. -ua 'sBTOTijsnruj. SBJ jB}sa:ioad BJBd UOTOFJL^SUOUI -ap Bun uauaT} 'uBAodu soj anb soatjo AUGUST 1, 1975 UBS ©p STas soj BJBd Bsuagao ap a'ajuiOQ •jLBuapuoo FJ.Bd UT^ ua UOJB^TOUT A Following the landmark TT.S. Supreme Court ap soAf^BJTdsuoo Bjaoa^ ua aapuadap anb decision which upheld the right of defendants to ja anb A *T£6T *oqso2\ ap j^ ja soaauo act as their own counsel, Hugo Pinell submits a o BpaenS BJ ap oun TU F UOJB^BUI motion to be allowed to act as his own counsel. Tag soi aP ounSju anb ou anb aupiipe uBuiian Aaaaf AUGUST 7, 1975 13 •uo-pOBaBjoap ns uBzajduia saaopBsnoB soq 3a onnr sa 83 Hugo Pinell gra tted the right to be his own counsel but would not change the ruling to remove •OTDTpnCaad aquauioTAqo *opB the chains and shackles. San Quentin guard Daniel -anC ajqBqoad oun B aB^sjAaa^ua opnd ou ' Scarborough, a prosecution witness, testified un- ap saaopBfasuoo soi 3P oun der cross-examination that he saw a letter in uuoTjaauB a^aoo ap BTp ja ^Djjapojg zanf November or December of 1970 from the FBI alerting ap sau^fOTsap SBJ ap Bun B opuB^efqo aod the prison of the smuggling plan. OUIOD a^aoo BJ ap Bpjao BJ ua opyua^sp Bas za^uBmajBx sfn^ anb ap ^pjaapoag zanf ja AUGUST 9, 1975 ap B^oaajp uapao Bun ap uoTDB^jnsaa Baa uojsTad BJ ap BpjiBnS BJ aod O^JB^SB jg 'sauojsn^uoD UOD A political-cultural event hosted by the San oruajqno A SBS ap opuajfanq 33.100 ua uasaasdB Quentin Six Defense Committee in memory of James as X *aa^uao auam^snCpy jap sspjao sns ap sop McClain, Jonathan Jackson, William Christmas and -Bj^sBaB X sopBuapBOua *sopBSB8ua *sopBadjo8 uos other fallen comrades. *TT3UTct oSnn 'uosuqof PJABQ * za^uBinajBx sfni d onnr aci (•soaSau UBja sopBuiBji; uoaanj anb sopBanf Another people's victory—Joan Little freed. soj sopo^ ap %^g* SBUIOU *soa8au ap %^'z 9U3 Joan Little, young black woman freed of second degree murder charges. -7.3 UT.IBK ap opBpuoo jap uoTDBjndod uj anbuny f'. 1 * •soaSau uBaa g SBUIOU *opBjnC jap Bunqjj^ ja AUGUST 16, 1975 U9 0017T 3P T1?^0^ un 3Q) 'oaSau un A soouBjq uos jj *sopBanC ^j aQ 'o^ajduioo sa opBanC ja ap uoiooajas BJ OTjnf ap sopBTpaui soj v San Quentin officials release to the public g/L6i ^n onnr that all Adjustment Center guards are to be searched prior to admittance. 01

era permitido de actuar en su propia defensa.

7 De AGOSTO De 1975 4sn8ny aq} aa:jjB paiaAooaa aaa/A apBjqqoafAS B Hugo Pinell fue permitido de ser su propio SBA qoTqA SUOUIB spaBnS 04 SuTSuojaq saATu^ aAj,j consejero pero cambiarian la decision de que se le quitaran las cadenas y grillos. v w pa^jio/\v ApoqAJiaAa 4^oqB 4sn^l( PTBS ay *4^^ Daniel Scarborough, un guarda de San Quen- SBA 4Boaq4 sjq 311174 aq4 4B ajju^ uad tin, testigo para los acusadores, fue testigo SBA aq 4^q4 S4TmpB ABP 4^q3 uo aa4uao bajo de interrogacion rigurosamente que el vio 50 aSjBqo UT 4UBa2jBs aq4 *ABJOOW qaauua)i en Novierabre o Diciembre de 1970 una carta de jjTjaqs A4unoo UTJBK PUB ig,j el F.B.I., sobre avisando a la prision del plan BTJ4 apjS4no aa44Tuniio3 asuagao de contrabando. UBS Aq PT9M TT^TA *spJBn8 uf4uan() UBS japjnui s,uos^DBf a8aoa3 jo AjtBsaaATUUB 9 De AGOSTO De 1975 Un evento politico-cultural presentado por isnoav el Comite de Defensa para los Seis, en memoria de James McClain, Jonathan Jackson, William Christmas y otros camaradas que calleron. pa3uBJJB aq 03 adeosa UB joj ABM ou ST aaaqa aqa uo pjBs asSuBun uqop 8uTf-I35S "adBOsa 15 De AGOSTO De 1975 jo a3pa-[AOu^aaoj uosjad aqa SufAiS 0^61 J° Jacl Otra victoria para la gente—Joan Little ao aaquiaAo^ uf igj aqa uiojg aa^qaj B ABS aq gana su libertad. Joan Little, una negra jo- Tjfasaa q2noaoqjBDs *d iaTUBQ 'saoaL'qo aqq paujuiBxa aq uaqM aapjooaa adB^ ao asBD ven raujer, gana su libertad de cargos de asesi- uf. uodsan AUB aas ^ou pip aq :jeq:j nato en el segundo grado. •3 pjBUJag *PJBS SBA ^Bqw aaquiamaa jou pjnoo aq aq *-[asunoo ,s-j:nq *AOJLJBO aaaqo^ Aq 16 De AGOSTO De 1975 soJD japun 'qSnoua qqSja aou SBM Los oficiales de San Quentin le hace saber aaq^ouB ajSuBJ^s 04 pasn Su^aq paoo B 3Bq^ al publico de que todos la guarda del Adjust- pauTBjduioo zaauBuiBjBi PT^s aq qoi:q/\j oSnH 3UB ment Center deben ser cacheado antes de ser al- -puajap q4TA qsjuBdg UT mitidos. sjnq pjBaqaaAo aq 3SUJB8B ssaujTA Ajuo 17 De AGOSTO De 1975 Los oficiales de San Quentin le hace saber al publico una declaracion de que un leader del 'oz-8i xsnonv Black Panther Party, Elaine Brown, trajo a la PUB spaooaa uosjad prision cocaina cuando vesito a Johnny Spain en 04 SuipaoDDB ABp 4Bq4 uo u^Edg Auuqof 4TSTA 4°u el 3 de Agosto. (Elaine Brown no vesito a pxp uwoag auiBfg) 'P*£ 4sn3nv uo ujBdg Auuqof pa Johnny Spain en ese dia a segun los archives de 4TSTA aqs uaq/i uosjaci aq4 04 auiBOoo 4q3noaq la prision y declaracion de el Black Panther B 4eq Party.) B ojjqnd aq4 04 anssj S-[BIDT.JJO UT4uan() UBS 18-20 De AGOSTO De 1975 isnonv Kenneth McCray, el unico testigo contra Tal- emantez, testiga que el sobre oyo una conversa-

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•SOTOBA UBqB^sa soa incident. Although possession of a switchblade is BO soi 'BTOuatjSTsaa ap orjuaTuiTAoui ja jod a misdemeanor and possession of such weapons inside ap osaadxa un ap opun^ oAan^ jap uoTOBaaq-ii prison is a violation, no prison employee has been BI aod oqosq ang anb jfoap uoaasynb prosecuted or disciplined. Bombing of two Marin -nL B-[ ap jFSni; fa ua UTJBK 3P opBpuoo jap sag Sheriff cars at the site of the trial purported -faaqs soj ap soaBO sop ap o^uauiejBequioq fa to have been done by the New World Liberation Front •opB8T:jSBD o opBsaooad opjs Bq uoTSTad BJ ap as an expression of solidarity by the underground. opBafduia unSuju X 'UOTOBJOTA Bun sa uoTSTad BJ ap The cars were empty. oariuap SBUUB ap SBJO Bsa ap u9Tsasbd X aouBamap -STUI un sa ofTjouo^oq ap B^BABU Bun ap uoTsasod 1 ' WHY THE SIX NEED YOUR SUPPORT anbuny •-[% o^soSy ap a^uap-poui -[a ua sopBaqaoo The San Quentin Six are not treated by the -aa uoaanj anb ' OTjTouoijoq ap B£BABU Bun BqB^sa * . apuop aaqos *BpaBn§ B-[ B a^uajoua^ad SBCBA State as men, but as animals and slaves. All -BU OOUTQ ,,'SB-[o BunSjB ap BOfqo BCBABU BunS six men have been living in the San Quentin AC --[B uauaj^ uoTSfjd BJ ua UBCBqBj:^ anb SBuosaad for almost 4 years. They live in 61 by 8' cells, sleep on steel slates, are permitted no outdoor SBJ SOpO} TSBOU 'oCjp jg 'B5UB§JB§ B~[ U3 UO^ -B3JOO aj anb oduiaT^ ja ua Bsjoq ap BCBABU Bun Bq exercise, and are not allowed to participate in -BAa-[-[ ya anb o-taT^P^ ^TP ssa ua the prison's educational or vocational programs. -PV jap opBSjBD ua oiua§jBs -[a Medical care is almost non-existent. Every time ap opBpuoo jap sagjaaqs so-[ A 'I'g'^ they leave their cells they are locked in an in- aod BpBsad BTOUB-];T§TA ap OTpaia ua o^uapu tricate network of chains and manacles and sha- ap aB8nj ja ap BaanjB BTT;T§TA Bun ckles, including neck chains. The intention of the slavery-day chaining and other unreasonable UBS ap sias sof BJBd Bsuajaa -00 13 -u-i:auant) UBS ^P epjBng BJ jod and excessive security measures in court is clearly to make it appear that these brothers BJ ap ojaBSJaATUB are dangerous criminals, thus driving over the Q OISOOV constitutional right to presumption of innocence.

jod opBjSajjB Bas odBosa un anb BaauBui The San Quentin Six are prime targets of bru- tality, harrassment and frequent threats by pri- BTAB anb o§T^sa^ ^S§UBUH uqof Sujjaa^s -odBosa son guards because they have chosen to stand up Tap uojSTjd BJ B a^uauuoTja^uB aaqss BABP anb and organize against their extreme oppression "I'S',1 T^P B^JBO Bun OTA ja 'QZ6T aaqmaTDTp o as Black and Brown prisoners. aaquiajAou ua anb oiST^saq q§noaoqjBos •so^afqo sof oujmBXa ja opuBno BJopBqBjS During the trial of their Civil suit against ua o zT-faA ja ua BUUB Bunguju OTA ou ja anb OT:J the Department of Corrections all of the Six -JiupB sa^ag -3 pJBuaag -ojqBq as anb dramatically testified that they had been gassed, as ou anb oCjp ja 'sTnT ap aopBCasuoo harrassed, beaten, and tortured by guards. Sev- eral were told by guards that they would never aod a^uauiBsojngTj uoTOB§ojja-uT ap leave the AC alive. During the trial itself, e^uajSTins BqB^sa ou *BpaBn§ oa^o B Johnny Spain came to court one morning with a aBd Bqssn as anb uopjoo x^ anb BqBf bloodied jacket - he had been forcibly shaved by anb as za^UBuiajB^ anb opTp -[a apuop ua * o§nH op guards. A za^uBiuaB STn uoo -[ouBds*S a ua UOTO

11 ZI THE SAN QUENTIN SIX ARE VICTIMS OF A POLITICAL AND FASCIST CONSPIRACY ORIGINATING FROM THE HIGHEST sjas soj ap FJ3uoo ua jEaa FfOuapjAa eun3 LEVELS OF STATE GOVERNMENT. -u-pu ap E3TB} E-[ uajquiEi 'irpuano UES ua ap oisoSF ua sopfaanoo so^uaAa soj aaqos The beatings, chainings, constant threats, -030jpFa3Uoo4 £ , sajFf ojio, sauoisaaA and the repeated denial of fundamental human and SFJ F opiun : sooi3Faoouiap A souFtunq soqoaaap democratic rights, coupled with the various con- soofSFq soj ap UOJOEJOJA Enujiiuoo FJ A 59311123 tradictory official versions about the events of -suoo SFZFU9U1F * so^ua juiEuapFoua * sadjoS soq August, 1971 at San Quentin, and the lack of any vUaajqoS jap soajF SFUI sajaAju real evidence against the Six leads a reasonable so-[ apsap FUfSjao -[Eno F-[ F^SJSFJ A BOjijjod person to one conclusion - that the State is at- uojDEJTdsuoD Fun gp SFUI"F3OJA uos sjas soq tempting to silence the Six. Why? Because like •EfOUa3SJS9J OfFq UOJF^-pajF Of George Jackson, the San Quentin Six have become soj anb FA 'opFauaa^UFSua oSjaqF ns UOD FUFU outspoken representatives of the movement behind -Eta Fun OUJA ujFds Xuqof 'oTD^nf ja a^uFanQ the walls, a movement which poses a real threat •SOAJA 03uajuiF3snfv ap to the continued rule of prison authorities by -U93 ^ap UFJP"[ES Bounu anb uoaaffp 97 racism and terror. soi 'sopo^ v 'SEfpaenS soj aod SF8 uoo -SF fSFO A ' sopFZFuaoiF * sopF.in3.io3 uoaanj THE SAN QUENTIN SIX NEED YOUR SUPPORT. YOU ARE sopo3 anb uoaFDTji:3sa3 sjas soj *-[Fuad THEIR HOPE. -F3JFdap f® FJ3UOO IJAJO ofOTnf T •J.OXOD When you fight against the inhumane and undem- ap o soaSau soaauoTsiad ouioo Fiuaj3xa upjoaad ocratic treatment to which the San Quentin Six -o EX FJ3UOD aojFZjUESao X saaquioq oinoo asjEJ are subjected, you are standing up for your rights -Ed E uoaa^pTsap as sojja anbaod up^siad FJ ap and the rights of all prisoners and oppressed SEjpaEnS soj ap a3JFd ap sEZFuauiF sa3uanoaaj A people. A victory for the Six would mean a vic- -sajom *pFpfT;F5njq ap soouEfq uos sjas soq tory for all prisoners and all progressive people. •Fpeqcad Fas pep -f[f qFdjno FJ anb F3SBq EfouaoouT ap -[£00100313 WHAT YOU CAN DO: -SUOO FJ3UFJF§ FJ Jina3S9p FJ9UFU1 F3S9 9p A SOS -Oj8jJ9d S9JEUJU1TJO OIUOO UEOZ9JFdF SFUOSJ9d SF3 1. Join the San Quentin Six Defense Committee -so snb BaBd uos osaoxa ua pEpian^as ap SFpjpaui 3169 16th Street SEJ3Q A so3ua7iuuuspuoua S04S3 'SFSodsa A S939"[j San Francisco, California -TaS 'SFU9pFO U9Uod 9J SFPJ90 SttS 9p U9JES 9nb (415) 626-0690 zaA FPFO *a3ua3Sfxa ou TSFO sa ooipgui opppino Get on our mailing list. 13 'U9JSTad EJ ap sajFuoiOEOOA o sajEuoioFonpa soj U9 JEdTOj^Ecl uapand ODodurea *9jq 2. Donate badly needed funds for legal fees and JF soTOjoaafa J9OFq 93iuu9d S9j 9S ou office operation expenses. A OJ9OE ap sozFpad ua uguijanp ' 4QT J°d i9 ugpiui anb SFpjgo U9 U9AIA *SOUF oj3Fno ap SFUI aod 3. Write the Brothers and express your solidar- Uf^uanQ UBS ap o3uafuiF3snCv ap OJ3U93 ity. •[9 ua opfAjA uFq soaauojsfad sias soq -sa o safFUiiuF ouioo oujs opF3sa ja aod aaquioq Fleeta Drumgo B10837 Luis Talamantez A93537 ouioo sopF3Fa3 uos ou uftjuano UES ap ST^S SOT

OAOdV HS NVIIS303N SI3S SOI 3flbHOd 12 •Bipn-[ EJusanu ^ oaaufp X oduiaj} ns David Johnson B16387 Johnny Spain B8672 •303 'asBjo ns B 'odnjg ns B at-iBtqBq B aiTuioD jap sojquiapu un B a^jAui Hugo Pinell A88461 Willie Tate •pBpajos BJ ap jaojBO BJ ua SOUBUL 3169 16th St. -J3H sot 3P soiuaiuiBuapBOua soj opUB3sa:jojd Tjod San Fran. CA. A sauoTDoaajoo ap ao^oaaip JB 'jopsuas ns San Quentin Prison B ' aopBuaaqoS JB *^D"paapoag zanf JB Tamal, California •(BJoq A Btpaj B-[ BJBd ja uoo O^OB^UOO ua asB8uod) aaaoo BJ B Come to Court. (Contact the Committee for VO *OOSTOUBJJ UBS dates and times.) 69K T9V88V Write Judge Broderick, Governor Pat Brown, congressional delegates, Director of Cor- Xuuqop uosuqop rections, and Judge Zirpoli protesting the slavery-day chaining of the Brothers.

: sopjun soui Invite a Committee member to speak to your anb ajopuafDip souBinaaq sof B a-[Bq-pjDS3*£ group/class/organization. •sajBSaj X sopBSoqe JB§Bd BJBd oaaufp BXnqfa^uoo*^ Offer your time and money to the struggle of 0690-939 (ST<7) the San Quentin Six. UBS 69IC sias soj ap Bsuajaa ap a^juioo JB :HHOVH aaand anb

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"Settle your quarrels, come together, understand the reality of our situation, understand that fascism is already here, that people are already dying who could be saved, chat generations more will die or live poor butchered half-lives if you fail to act. Do what must be done, discover your humanity and your love in revolution. Pass on the torch. Join us, give up your life for the people."

Assassinated August 21,1971