The Story of Dessie Woods

Atlanta, GA; San Francisco, CA: National Committee to Defend Dessie Woods, [1977?]. Octavo bi-fold pamphlet; 3 pages; 22cm Very good (+) to near fine; some light discoloration to bottom edge. Pamphlet.

Publication in support of Dessie Woods, a black woman who fought and killed a man who was trying to assault her and her friend in Georgia, and was imprisoned and tortured for her act of self-defense. "The struggle to free Dessie Woods is growing. Many forces in the Black Liberation Movement and in the movements of other colonized people have come out in support of Dessie. [...] On September 4, 1977 the National Committee to Defend Dessie Woods, the Black organization which leads nationally the movement to free Dessie, held a march and a rally in Atlanta, Georgia to demand Dessie's freedom. 500 people attended this demonstration of support. Here in the Bay Aream 200 people gathered as part of this national mobilization." --Back of pamphlet. Woods was eventually freed in 1981, and was an important name and figure in bringing about the creation of anti-rape, anti-racist groups and centers.