Revisiting New Haven's Black Panther Trials With Ericka Huggins
On May 1st, 1970, the eyes of the nation were on the Elm City. Students and others from around the country had gathered to protest the murder trial of Black Panther Party leaders Bobby Seale and Ericka Huggins.
This hour, we take a look back at May Day in New Haven, 50 years ago. We talk with Huggins and hear from a former Baltimore mayor who was one of the Yale students who helped keep protests peaceful.
Do you remember May Day and New Haven’s Black Panther Trials?
GUESTS:
Paul Bass - Editor of the New Haven Independent, and co-author of Murder in the Model City : the Black Panthers…
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