Biography
Jymbo Sudan was a Black Panther Party member jailed for contempt during a California court appearance by Bobby Seale in August 1969. Sudan and Danish journalist Jørgen Dragsdahl raised clenched fists in support of Seale and were taken into custody on the judge’s orders. Both received five-day jail sentences and $500 fines. In a subsequent firsthand account, Sudan described their confinement and release.