2010.54.602

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Revolution is the Poor people's Crime of passion: Support the May 21st Defense Fund
1979
21.75 in HIGH x 16.75 in WIDE
(55.24 cm HIGH x 42.54 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.602






Poster has a background of red witha black border along the left and top edge. In the red is an outline of a car on fire. The poster reads, "Revolution is the Poor people's Crime of passion/ May 21st 1979 San Francisco/ Support the May 21st Defense Fund." May 21, 1979 is the date Dan White was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the death of Harvey Milk; community anger at the verdict resulted in the "White Night Riots" and subsequent arrests. [LMC]
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