A Letter to Governor Nelson Rockerfeller, Unknown Date.
- Title
- A Letter to Governor Nelson Rockerfeller, Unknown Date.
- Date
- Unknown
- Creator
- Unknown
- Description
- A letter to New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller on behalf of Cornelius Butler and Lawrence Hayes, who were being tried for murder. The men were convicted to the death penalty on April 11, 1972 for their role in the hold-up of a convenience store and the murder of a police officer. Supporters contend that neither of the men fired the shots.
- Primary Subject
- 1900-1999 See all items with this value
- Politics See all items with this value
- Law See all items with this value
- Additional Subject
- Black Panther Party (BPP)
- Black nationalism
- Prison
- Type
- Textual document
- Medium
- Paper
- Format
- JPEG
- HBCU Identifier
- mwchcac.ar.2022.faj.IX.5.33
- HCAC Identifier
- HCAC.JSU.0904
- 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
- Collection
- The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson
- Item sets
- JSU Frankye Adams Johnson Articles
Part of A Letter to Governor Nelson Rockerfeller, Unknown Date.