The reason behind the concert was the sentencing of Sinclair, who was given ten years in prison for the possession of two marijuana cigarettes. Shortly after the event, Sinclair was released.[2][3][4][5]
^"Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally". The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
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^Agis Salpukas, "15,000 Attend Michigan U. Rally to Protest Jailing of Radical Poet," New York Times, 12 December 1971, p. 76.
^Jason Buchanan (2007), , Movies & TV Dept., The New York Times, archived from the original on 2007-11-11, retrieved 2010-02-14
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^"The Ann Arbor Chronicle | the Day a Beatle Came to Town".
Further readingedit
Stewart, Will (December 1, 2011). "John Sinclair recalls impact, importance of Freedom Rally". AnnArbor.com.
External linksedit
Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally at IMDb
Ann Arbor District Library - Freeing John Sinclair: The Day Legends Came To Town.
John Sinclair Freedom Rally graphics. Event posters and flyers.
John Sinclair Freedom Rally
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john, sinclair, freedom, rally, protest, concert, response, imprisonment, john, sinclair, possession, marijuana, held, december, 1971, crisler, arena, university, michigan, arbor, michigan, event, filmed, released, yoko, john, lennon, freedom, rallydatedecembe. The John Sinclair Freedom Rally was a protest and concert in response to the imprisonment of John Sinclair for possession of marijuana held on December 10 1971 in the Crisler Arena at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor Michigan The event was filmed and released as Ten For Two 1 John Sinclair Freedom RallyYoko Ono and John Lennon at the Freedom RallyDateDecember 10 1971VenueCrisler Arena University of MichiganLocationAnn Arbor MichiganThemeCounterculture of the 1960s Decriminalization of marijuanaCauseRelease of John SinclairThe reason behind the concert was the sentencing of Sinclair who was given ten years in prison for the possession of two marijuana cigarettes Shortly after the event Sinclair was released 2 3 4 5 Contents 1 Musical performers 2 Speakers 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksMusical performers edit nbsp Jerry Rubin at the Freedom RallyJohn Lennon 6 Yoko Ono Phil Ochs The Up Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen Bob Seger Stevie Wonder Archie Shepp Joy of Cooking David Peel Teegarden amp Van WinkleSpeakers edit nbsp Bobby Seale at the Freedom RallyBobby Seale Jerry Rubin Allen Ginsberg Rennie Davis James Groppi Sheila Murphy Johnnie Tillmon Ed Sanders Jane FondaSee also editCannabis laws in Ann Arbor MichiganReferences edit Ten for Two The John Sinclair Freedom Rally The Internet Movie Database Retrieved 5 May 2011 Meyer Stephen The John and Leni Sinclair Papers 1957 1999 at the Bentley Historical Library Bentley Historical Library Archived from the original on 19 May 2011 Retrieved 4 May 2011 Agis Salpukas 15 000 Attend Michigan U Rally to Protest Jailing of Radical Poet New York Times 12 December 1971 p 76 Jason Buchanan 2007 Twenty to Life The Life and Times of John Sinclair Movies amp TV Dept The New York Times archived from the original on 2007 11 11 retrieved 2010 02 14 Tobin James June 17 2008 Free John Sinclair Michigan Today Archived from the original on September 19 2013 Retrieved 4 May 2011 The Ann Arbor Chronicle the Day a Beatle Came to Town Further reading editStewart Will December 1 2011 John Sinclair recalls impact importance of Freedom Rally AnnArbor com External links editTen for Two The John Sinclair Freedom Rally at IMDb nbsp Ann Arbor District Library Freeing John Sinclair The Day Legends Came To Town John Sinclair Freedom Rally graphics Event posters and flyers John Sinclair Freedom Rally Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Sinclair Freedom Rally amp oldid 1207869401, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
