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Portland (Or.) -- Race relations

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Cheryl James Defense Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2015
Abstract

Cheryl Dawn James was an 18-year-old African-American woman from Portland, Oregon. In 1971, she was convicted of assaulting an FBI agent who came to the James' residence to arrest her brother, Charles T. James Jr., who was absent without leave from the Navy. Collection includes correspondence, financial records, news clippings and ephemera regarding the case and the work of the Cheryl James Defense Committee Fund.

Dates: 1971-1973