2010.54.5570

Poster printed with black ink on pale yellow paper.  "Free Chol See Lee!" is printed at top in large outlined font.  An image of a man's face behind bars fills the center of the page.  The "Ballad of Cho Soo Lee" by Anderson, Adachi, Kikuchi-Yngojo appears in small print below the image.  "Asian Pacific / Student Union / Supports Chol Soo Lee" is printed across the bottom of the page.

 

Lee was a Korean immigrant wrongfully convicted of a 1973 murder.While in prison he was further sentenced to death for a murder in self defense. Persistent community activism and legal support resulted in his release in 1983. [LMC]