Woman Freed in Slaying of Rapist’s Guard, Newspaper Article.

Title

Woman Freed in Slaying of Rapist’s Guard, Newspaper Article.

Date

1977-03-01--1977-03-05

Creator

Unknown

Description

A newspaper article from The New Jersey Afro-American about Inez Garcia, a woman whose case became a rallying cry for feminists after she was acquitted for killing a man she says helped rape her. Garcia became a symbol for a woman’s right to defend herself. She says that she will go on to help other women who are imprisoned.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

Law See all items with this value

Justice See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Black Panther Party (BPP)

Prison

Type

Textual document

Medium

Paper

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

mwchcac.ar.2022.faj.IX.4.54.1

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.JSU.0790

Rights

All rights held by the Margaret Walker Center. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact Margaret Walker Center, Jackson State University, 601-979-3935 Attn: Center Director.

Contributing Institution

Jackson State University

Source

Originally published in The New Jersey Afro-American, 1-5 Mar. 1977.

Collection

The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson