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(BLACK PANTHERS.) DAVIS, ANGELA. Group of several hundred pieces of correspondence sent to the Santa Clara Courthouse where the trial of Angela Davis was taking place. Post cards, letters and oversized pieces, pro and con. must be seen. Vp, circa 1972
An extraordinary collection of postcards, letters, and home-made artistic pieces, sent to judge richard e. arnason at the san jose courthouse during the angela davis trial. The trial of Angela Davis galvanized the left both here and abroad. The German left organized a mail campaign and produced hundreds of post cards that read "We Demand stop the Trial Against Angela Davis. Dem Frieden die Freiheit." Letters, post cards and telegrams poured into the courthouse and Judge Arnason's office, including one from New York Congresswoman Bella Abzug. In the end, following just 13 hours of deliberations, an all-white jury found Angela Davis not guilty of murder, kidnapping and criminal conspiracy charges. The room erupted and Judge Arnason threatened to clear the court. Davis, who had been relatively impassive during the proceedings, broke down and wept. "This is the happiest day of my life," she said.
