Biography
The newsletter identifies eighteen-year-old Darnell Smith as a Florida State Prison inmate and alleges guards beat him on March 29, 1975. This is an attributed prison-abuse account. Age is historical and does not establish an exact birthdate; initial confinement, conviction, final release and total time served remain unknown. Black Community News Letter, volume13, July1975, Awakening of a Dragon, original PDF page 6. Source: https://www.freedomarchives.org/Documents/Finder/DOC32_scans/32.BlackComNewsletter.AwakeningofaDragon.pdf#page=6
