John Sinclair, poet, author of Guitar Army, manager of the MC5 rock band, anti-racist White Panther Party co-founder, and early Fifth Estate writer, died of heart failure at 82 in Detroit on April 9. Sinclair was remembered in publications across …
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Free John Sinclair and All Political Prisoners poster
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 96, January 8-21, 1970
Jan. 24 and 25 Saturday January 24 2 p.m.-1 a.m. $3.00 Grande Ballroom Sunday, January 25 3 p.m.-11 p.m. $3.00 Grande Ballroom FREE JOHN SINCLAIR AND ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS! HELP END MARIJUANA PROHIBITION Mitch Ryder, Abbie Hoffman, Ken Cockrel, Skip …
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Free John Sinclair Day
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 96, January 8-21, 1970
“THERE IS NO LAW IN AMERIKA TODAY—only the racist power structure and its victims. The revolutionary youth of this weirdo country are an oppressed people—the victims of a calculated cultural repression movement instigated and carried out by the Government and …
Free John Sinclair
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 86, August 21-September 3, 1969
“There is no LAW in Amerika today—only the honkie power structure and its victims. We are down to the nitty-gritty now, with our backs to the wall, and the population is quickly polarizing: oppressors and oppressed. The revolutionary youth of …
The Crime and Punishment of John Sinclair
by Frank H. Joyce
Fifth Estate # 85, August 7-20, 1969
“Your day has come. You may laugh, Mr. Sinclair, but you will have a long time to laugh. I sentence you to not less than and not more than ten years in the state penitentiary.” —Judge Robert J. Colombo, July …
Sinclair appeal denied
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 127, March 18-31, 1971
The following excerpts are taken from John Sinclair’s statement on the Court of Appeals decision, Feb. 17, 1971:
Sinclair Talks Marijuana in R.O.
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 26, March 15-31, 1967
Editor’s note: Detroit poet John Sinclair talked about marijuana at Royal Oak’s Kimball High School, and Royal Oak hasn’t quite gotten over it yet. Below is a story reprinted from that city’s newspaper, the Royal Oak Tribune:
Sinclair Appeal Brief Filed
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 99, February 19-March 4, 1970
The future of John Sinclair, imprisoned chairman of the Youth International Party, hinges on two things at this point. John is currently serving a 9-1/2 to 10 year sentence for possession of marijuana in Marquette Prison.
The Photography of Leni Sinclair
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 413, Spring, 2023
Using the descriptor, ironic, to define almost anything has become an overused cliché. However, Leni Sinclair’s 1966 photo of John Coltrane taken at Detroit’s Drome Lounge deserves that adjective. The image has been displayed in museums and reproduced hundreds of …
Sinclair in Court
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 91, October 30-November 12, 1969
John Sinclair was arraigned in Federal District Court in Detroit Oct. 23, on charges that he conspired with two other White Panthers to place explosives at an Ann Arbor CIA office last year.
Prison Letter from John
by John Sinclair
Fifth Estate # 90, October 16-29, 1969
Sept. 30, 1969 Dear People, Sorry I haven’t written in so long but I wanted to get settled up here before writing you again. There seems to be a lot more going on out there in the streets than happens …
Sinclair Moved
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 89, October 2-15, 1969
John Sinclair, Minister of Information for the White Panther Party, remains as political prisoner of the State of Michigan.
White Panthers Fight to Free Sinclair
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 88, September 18-October 1, 1969
In a session on September 9 the Michigan Supreme Court denied John Sinclair’s request for appeal bond saying he had not “persuaded the Court that he has a meritorious basis for appeal.” This upheld the ruling of Court of Appeals.
Sinclair, from Prison
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 87, September 4-17, 1969
Dear Brothers & Sisters, It was good to hear from you last week. My transfer to Marquette has been postponed at least a few weeks, but they are determined to send me there as soon as they can. A pig …
Mistrial Called in Sinclair Pot Trial
by Dave Marsh
Fifth Estate # 83, July 10-23, 1969
Weirdness continued as the State of Michigan suffered another set-back in its attempt to put John Sinclair behind bars.