John Sinclair Freedom Rally

John Sinclair Freedom Rally

Yoko Ono and John Lennon at the Freedom Rally
Date	December 10, 1971
Venue	Crisler Arena, University of Michigan
Location	Ann Arbor, Michigan
Theme	Counterculture of the 1960s, Decriminalization of marijuana
Cause	Release of John Sinclair

The John Sinclair Freedom Rally was a protest and concert in response to the imprisonment of John Sinclair for possession of marijuana held on December 10, 1971, in the Crisler Arena at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The event was filmed and released as Ten For Two.

The reason behind the concert was the arrest of Sinclair, who was given ten years in prison for the possession of two marijuana cigarettes. Shortly after the event, Sinclair was released.

Musical performers

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Jerry Rubin at the Freedom Rally

• John Lennon
• Yoko Ono
• Phil Ochs
• The Up
• Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen
• Bob Seger
• Stevie Wonder
• Archie Shepp
• Joy of Cooking
• David Peel
• Teegarden & Van Winkle

Speakers

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Bobby Seale at the Freedom Rally

• Bobby Seale
• Jerry Rubin
• Allen Ginsberg
• Rennie Davis
• James Groppi
• Sheila Murphy
• Johnnie Tillmon
• Ed Sanders

See also

• Cannabis laws in Ann Arbor, Michigan

External links

• Ann Arbor District Library - Freeing John Sinclair: The Day Legends Came To Town.
• John Sinclair Freedom Rally graphics. Event posters and flyers.]

• Agis Salpukas, "15,000 Attend Michigan U. Rally to Protest Jailing of Radical Poet," New York Times, 12 December 1971, p. 76.