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Branton, Leo, Jr., 1922-2013

Authoritative Name:

Branton, Leo, Jr., 1922-2013

Biography:

California lawyer whose moving closing argument in a racially and politically charged murder trial in 1972 helped persuade an all-white jury to acquit a black communist, the activist and academic Angela Davis.

Associated Subjects:

Branton, Leo, Jr., 1922-2013

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

11 items in 2 collections (expand all)

Lynd--Printed material, February 1963-October 1965 & undated (Staughton and Alice Lynd papers 1938-2008; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 395, Box 5, Folder 1)

Creator:: Lynd, Staughton
Date of Original:: 1963/1965
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Lynd--Printed material, February 1963-October 1965 & undated (Staughton and Alice Lynd papers 1938-2008; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 395, Box 5, Folder 2)

Creator:: Lynd, Staughton
Date of Original:: 1963/1965
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Lynd--Printed material, February 1963-October 1965 & undated (Staughton and Alice Lynd papers 1938-2008; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 395, Box 5, Folder 3)

Creator:: Lynd, Staughton
Date of Original:: 1963/1965
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

[Annual board meeting of the Rosa & Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development, Mexico, early 1990s] [graphic].

Date of Original:: 1992
Collection:: Rosa Parks Papers
Contributing Institution:: Library of Congress

[Attorney Leo Branton with others outside his home in Los Angeles, California] [graphic].

Date of Original:: 1985/1995
Collection:: Rosa Parks Papers
Contributing Institution:: Library of Congress

[Attorney Leo Branton, Los Angeles, California] [graphic].

Date of Original:: 1985/1995
Collection:: Rosa Parks Papers
Contributing Institution:: Library of Congress

[Leo Branton and family, Los Angeles, California] [graphic].

Date of Original:: 1985/1995
Collection:: Rosa Parks Papers
Contributing Institution:: Library of Congress

[Leo and Gerri Branton at home, Los Angeles, California] [graphic].

Date of Original:: 1985/1995
Collection:: Rosa Parks Papers
Contributing Institution:: Library of Congress

[Leo and Gerri Branton, Los Angeles, California] [graphic].

Date of Original:: 1985/1995
Collection:: Rosa Parks Papers
Contributing Institution:: Library of Congress