John Sinclair Freedom Rally Program, December 10, 1971
Program for the John Sinclair Freedom Rally, held in Crisler Arena on December 10, 1971, some yellowing, some edge wear on one edge and typical fading, VG, folded. Tabloid newsprint artifact printed in 1971, edition unknown. Scarce! Illustrated with photographs (by Leni Sinclair, David Fenton and others) of Bobby Seale; Ed Sanders; Jerry Rubin; Archie Shepp; Phil Ochs; Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen; David Peel; Joy of Cooking; John Lennon and Yoko Ono; Up; the MC5 (at the Grande, October 1968); Pun and Genie Plamondon; more.
Features quotes from, among others, Bobby Seale, Rennie Davis, Leni Sinclair, Ed Sanders, and Jerry Rubin (“This is a night which will go down in history right along with Chicago and Woodstock… John Sinclair will become a national house hold word tomorrow because of this rally… Those people who say the revolution is over are saying that people have stopped breathing, hoping & dreaming. Hah!”), as well as the lyrics to Lennon’s song, “John Sinclair”; Allen Ginsberg on the American chapter of P.E.N.’s petition for the release of John Sinclair; “Free John Now!” by Dave Sinclair; “Marijuana Revolution” and excerpts from his prison diary by John Sinclair; “What Has Happened to Justice in America?”, a centrefold poem by Ed Sanders; volunteer security group, the Psychedelic Rangers (who performed a similar function to the Hell’s Angels on the West Coast, only in a benign way); full-page ad for Apple Records and the forthcoming publication of “Guitar Army”; more.
The John Sinclair Freedom Rally, held in Crisler Arena on December 10, 1971, is one of the most memorable concerts in Ann Arbor history and one of the most significant in the history of Rock and Roll, due in large part to John Lennon’s decision to appear in support of radical White Panther leader John Sinclair, who was currently serving 8 1/2 to 10 years in prison for the possession of two marijuana cigarettes.
Illustrated with photographs (by Leni Sinclair, David Fenton and others) of Bobby Seale; Ed Sanders; Jerry Rubin; Archie Shepp; Phil Ochs; Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen; David Peel; Joy of Cooking; John Lennon and Yoko Ono; Up; the MC5 (at the Grande, October 1968); Pun and Genie Plamondon; more.
$ 225.00
