Free Leonard Peltier month-long vigil ends in D.C

On Thanksgiving Day, Nov 25, 1999, a prayer vigil for American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier was held in Washington DC, the close of a month-long worldwide demonstration for the release of Peltier from prison. Peltier is imprisoned for the murders of two FBI agents, who were killed during...

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Published inNew York Amsterdam news (1962)
Main Author Muhammad, Eric Ture
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, N.Y New York Amsterdam News 02.12.1999
Subjects
Civil law
Civil rights
Courts
Culture
Demonstrations & protests
Indigenous people
Justice
Law
Minority & ethnic groups
Native Americans
Peltier, Leonard
Washington DC
Washington DC
Washington, DC
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Summary:On Thanksgiving Day, Nov 25, 1999, a prayer vigil for American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier was held in Washington DC, the close of a month-long worldwide demonstration for the release of Peltier from prison. Peltier is imprisoned for the murders of two FBI agents, who were killed during a 1976 shootout on the Lakota Reservation in South Dakota.
ISSN:1059-1818