The founders of the Seattle Liberation Front (SLF) embodied late 1960s counterculture--young, idealistic, activists who were against racism and the Vietnam War, and fond of long hair, rock'n'roll, sex, drugs, and parties. Months after violence erupted during a demonstration, authorities arrested six men and one woman--all SLF members. The Seattle 7 faced federal conspiracy and intent to riot indictments aimed at limiting their ability to organize and protest. The prosecution's key witness faltered and the government's case appeared doomed, but the presiding judge issued a surprise ruling to end the dramatic trial and send the defendants to prison.
Author(s): Kit Bakke
Edition: 1st printing
Publisher: Washington State University Press
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 252
City: Pullman, Washington
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Title page
Copyright page
Dedication
Epigraph
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part One: Dissent
1 The Lay of the Land
2 Meet the Seattle 8
3 Seattle Needs Liberating
4 TDA—The Day After: Stop the Courts!
5 Action and Reaction
6 Spring into Summer
7 Gearing Up for Trial
Part Two: Trial
8 Let the Circus Begin
9 A Peerless Jury is Seated
10 Jail Them, Not Us
11 The Rise and Fall of an FBI Provocateur
12 Calm Before the Storm
13 Mistrial!
14 A Double Dose of Contempt
Part Three: Consequences
15 Jailed Without Bail
16 “Free,” Eventually
17 The Years After
Epilogue: The Harmony of Dissonance
Author’s Note
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
