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June 04
June 04, 1917
Goldman and Berkman speak at No Conscription rally
Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman were among the speakers at a meeting of the No Conscription League at the Hunts Point Palace in the Bronx. The League were organising opposition to US involvement in World War I.
June 04, 1972
Angela Davis acquitted on all charges
Angela Davis
Released
Angela Davis was a philosophy teacher and Communist activist who helped organize the defense of the Soledad Brothers, three Black prisoners charged with killing a guard. In August 1970, prosecutors ch...
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After thirteen hours of deliberation, an all-white jury acquitted Angela Davis of every count. The verdict — after 16 months of pretrial jail and a global defense campaign — remains one of the movement's clearest courtroom victories.