In 1969, Detroit poet and activist John Sinclair was arrested for distributing marijuana and sentenced to 10 years in prison. In support of Sinclair’s cause, John Lennon wrote a song in his name and performed it during a rally in Ann Arbor, Michigan, which helped lead to the release of the artist and activist, who […]
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