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Delano Farrar

Era:1960s
State:Massachusetts
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Black Panther Party
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Biography

Delano Farrar was a Boston Black Panther deputy minister of defense arrested at Guido’s Pizza in Boston on January 21, 1969 and booked at police Station No. 4. The contemporary article described the arrest as harassment of the Boston party leadership. It reported an initial purse-snatching accusation followed by allegations involving marijuana and a wallet he denied possessing. No verdict, sentence, release date or completed custody duration is established. Source: The Black Panther, February 2, 1969, printed page 17 (alternate PDF physical page 17). https://washingtonareaspark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1969-02-02-black-panther-vol-2-no-21.pdf#page=17

Case

Charges: Purse-snatching allegation; subsequently accused of marijuana possession and receiving stolen goods
Arrested: Jan 21, 1969
Incarcerated: Jan 21, 1969