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On this day July 14, 1967

Black anarchist Martin Sostre arrested in COINTELPRO frame-up

Martin Sostre
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Martin Sostre was the owner of a Buffalo, NY bookstore which was the city's center of Black radicalism. Martin gave out free pamphlets, let people read for free, and fostered Black education in the ci...
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Black anarchist Martin Sostre was arrested at his bookstore in Buffalo, New York and charged with 'sale of narcotics, riot, arson, and assault.' The charges were fabricated as part of the COINTELPRO. He was sentenced to 41 years.

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