- Collection:
- Vietnam War Era Ephemera Collection
- Title:
- Who is Willie?
- Creator:
- Seattle Liberation Front
- Contributor to Resource:
- University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
- Date of Original:
- 1970
- Subject:
- Racism--Washingon (State)--Fort Lewis
Human rights--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis
African American soldiers--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis - People:
- Williams, Willie
- Location:
- United States, Washington, 47.50012, -120.50147
- Medium:
- fliers (printed matter)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Quote from document: Willie Williams is a Black G.I. from Seattle. He is imprisoned in the Ft. Lewis stockade for exercising his right of free speech. Willie has been in the stockade for five months and he hasn't been convicted of a crime. Announces: Rally to protest imprisonment of G.I. Willie Williams at the Federal Office Building in Seattle Historical background: On June 29, 1970 Private Willie Williams, an Afro-American GI at Fort Lewis, was court-martialed for presenting an antiwar statement and poster to his commanding officer, and sentenced despite a June 19 rally at the Shelter Half coffeehouse in Tacoma in his support. Note on date: 1970 is penciled on the document.
- Metadata URL:
- https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/protests/id/565
- Additional Rights Information:
- For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: University of Washington Libraries/id/ Special Collections, [Order Number or Negative Number]
- Extent:
- 27.5 X 21 cm
Scanned from original text at 100 dpi in greyscale, saved in JPEG format and resized to 600ppi vertical. Saved at compression rate 12. 2010. - Original Collection:
- Vietnam War Era Ephemera Collection
Seattle Liberation Front - Contributing Institution:
- University of Washington. Libraries. Special Collections Division
- Rights:
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