San Quentin Six freedom poster in Spanish
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Author: [Norling, Jane]
Title: Libertad Para los 6 de San Quintin = Free the San Quentin 6
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Date Published: 1971
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Offset lithograph poster in black, blue, and red. 47x32 cm (18½x12½").
Poster in Spanish demanding freedom for the San Quentin Six, who were accused of murder during a prison escape attempt. Attributed to Jane Norling by Oakland Museum of California. On this copy, the red printed title is from the English version of the poster, reading "Free the San Quentin 6".
The San Quentin Six were six inmates at San Quentin State Prison in the U.S. state of California who were charged with actions related to an August 21, 1971 escape attempt that resulted in six deaths and at least two persons seriously wounded. They were Fleeta Drumgo, David Johnson, Hugo Pinell, Johnny Larry Spain, Willie Tate, and Luis Talamantez. The dead included George Jackson, a co-founder of the Black Guerrilla Family; two other inmates, and three guards.
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