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Hayward Brown

Race:Black
Era:1970s
State:Michigan
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Biography

Detroit Black youth who, with two friends, fought Detroit's notorious STRESS police unit; captured after a massive manhunt and tried, he was acquitted after attorney Ken Cockrel put the police on trial. The Black Panther Vol. 18 no.3 (1978). [Source: The Black Panther (Black Panther Party newspaper), v18 no.3; digitized at marxists.org — https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/black-panther/index.htm]

Case

Charges: Assault/shooting of police (armed clashes with Detroit STRESS unit)
Sentence: Detroit youth who with two friends fought the STRESS police unit; captured after a massive manhunt and acquitted after attorney Ken Cockrel put the police on trial
Convicted: No — acquitted