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H. Rap Brown shot... Black Panthers...
H. Rap Brown shot... Black Panthers...
Item # 714992
October 17, 1971
DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 17, 1971
* H. Rap Brown shot in NYC
* Black Panthers Party leader
* Minister of Justice
The front page has a one column photo of H. Rap Brown with heading: "Rap Brown Shot in NY" (see images)First report coverage continues on page 2.
Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, toning along the central fold, otherwise nice.
wikipedia notes: Brown disappeared for 18 months. He was posted on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Ten Most Wanted List. He was arrested after a reported shootout with officers in New York City following an alleged attempted robbery of a bar there. He was convicted of robbery and served five years (1971–76) in Attica Prison in western New York state. While in prison, Brown converted to Islam. He formally changed his name from Hubert Gerold Brown to Jamil Abdullah al-Amin.
Category: The 20th Century
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