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Author Bakke, Kit, author.

Title Protest on trial The Seattle 7 Conspiracy / Kit Bakke
Published Pullman, Washington : Washington State University Press, [2018]

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Contents What's it all about? -- Part 1: Dissent -- The lay of the land -- Meet the Seattle 8 -- Seattle needs liberating -- TDA: The day after: stop the courts! -- Action and reaction -- Spring into summer -- Gearing up for trial -- Part 2: Trial -- Let the circus begin -- A peerless jury is seated -- Jail them, not us -- The rise and fall of an FBI provocateur -- Calm before the storm -- Mistrial! -- A double dose of contempt -- Part 3: Consequences -- Jailed without bail -- "Free," eventually -- The years after -- Epilogue: the harmony of dissonance
Summary After a 1970 demonstration turned violent, authorities arrested seven idealistic young activists. The Seattle 7 faced federal conspiracy and intent to riot indictments. When the prosecution's case appeared to be doomed, the presiding judge issued a surprise ruling to abruptly end the dramatic trial and send the defendants to prison
Subject Boldt, George H. (George Hugo), 1903-1984.
Boldt, George H. (George Hugo), 1903-1984
Seattle Liberation Front (Seattle, Wash.) -- History
Seattle Seven -- Trials, litigation, etc
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States.
Anti-war demonstrations -- United States -- History
Dissenters -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- History
Trials (Conspiracy) -- Washington (State)
Trials (Conspiracy)
Dissenters -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Anti-war demonstrations
Washington (State)
United States
Genre/Form Trials, litigation, etc.
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780874223835
0874223830
Other Titles Seattle Seven conspiracy story