Object Title
Social Change, Revolution and the Courts (Tape 3 of 5)
Part of
American Cities: Law, Survival and the Administration of Justice Event Recordings
Material Category
Physical Audio
Type of Work
1/4 inch audio tape
Description
This audio recording is of one of a series of sessions held at The New School, entitled: "American Cities: Law, Survival and the Administration of Justice." This recording contains the third part of the session on social change and the courts. Moderator attorney Martin Gallent gives a brief introduction of attorney Gerald Lefcourt, who speaks at 00:42. Lefcourt argues for a radical reformation of criminal justice in the United States, which he refers to as the "political trial capital of the world." He notes the importance of economic conditions among the causes of crime and the government's active opposition to social change, through surveillance, political investigation, propaganda, and infiltration of groups considered subversive. Lefcourt cites the acquittal of the Panther Twenty-one as an example of a just legal outcome in the face of the government's extralegal tactics in the prosecution of crime.
Date
November 10 1971
Related people
New School for Social Research (New York, N.Y. : 1919-1997) (producer)
Gerald B. Lefcourt (speaker)
Martin Gallent (moderator)
Inscription
Introduction Gallent 3rd Speaker Gerald Lefcart (container)
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ (copyrighted)
Location
box mixed nav_3
Identifier
NS070212_000025
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Material Category
Physical AudioType of Work
1/4 inch audio tapeDescription
This audio recording is of one of a series of sessions held at The New School, entitled: "American Cities: Law, Survival and the Administration of Justice." This recording contains the third part of the session on social change and the courts. Moderator attorney Martin Gallent gives a brief introduction of attorney Gerald Lefcourt, who speaks at 00:42. Lefcourt argues for a radical reformation of criminal justice in the United States, which he refers to as the "political trial capital of the world." He notes the importance of economic conditions among the causes of crime and the government's active opposition to social change, through surveillance, political investigation, propaganda, and infiltration of groups considered subversive. Lefcourt cites the acquittal of the Panther Twenty-one as an example of a just legal outcome in the face of the government's extralegal tactics in the prosecution of crime.Date
November 10 1971Related people
New School for Social Research (New York, N.Y. : 1919-1997) (producer)Gerald B. Lefcourt (speaker)
Martin Gallent (moderator)
Inscription
Introduction Gallent 3rd Speaker Gerald Lefcart (container)Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ (copyrighted)Location
box mixed nav_3Identifier
NS070212_000025There’s more! What you see on this site is only what is viewable online. Please visit archives.newschool.edu to find out more about what’s in the archives.