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Larry Patterson

Era:1970s
State:Louisiana
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Biography

Larry Patterson was one of the New Orleans Four supported by the local National Committee to Combat Fascism in September 1970. The Black Panther reported that the four men were captured after an attempt to obtain guns for community defense and remained in Lafourche Parish Prison on $80,000 bail. The report identifies the episode as political repression of Black community resistance. It does not establish a conviction, sentence or actual release.

Larry Patterson was one of the New Orleans Four supported by the local National Committee to Combat Fascism in September 1970. The Black Panther reported that the four men were captured after an attempt to obtain guns for community defense and remained in Lafourche Parish Prison on $80,000 bail. The report identifies the episode as political repression of Black community resistance. It does not establish a conviction, sentence or actual release.

The Black Panther, September 26, 1970, PDF page 3.

Case

Charges: Detention following an attempt to obtain guns; exact formal counts not established in the source
Arrested: September 1970
Incarcerated: September 1970