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Johnson Cole

Race:White
Era:1970s
State:Michigan
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White Panther Party
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Biography

Head of the Detroit White Panther Party sentenced to 9.5–10 years for giving two marijuana cigarettes to an undercover officer, a bust his attorney (Sheldon Otis) said was used to stifle his political activities. The Black Panther Vol. 17 no.20 (1977). [Source: The Black Panther (Black Panther Party newspaper), v17 no.20; digitized at marxists.org — https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/black-panther/index.htm]

Case

Charges: Distribution of marijuana
Sentence: Sentenced to 9.5–10 years for giving two marijuana cigarettes to an undercover officer; attorney Sheldon Otis called it a bust to stifle his political activities.
Convicted: Yes