Angela Davis sits outside the courtroom during her trial, San Jose, 1972

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A black-and-white archival print of Angela Davis seated next to an unidentified man outside the courtroom during her trial. The pair sit on a stone bench in front of a stone wall engraved with names. She wears an overcoat and holds a cigarette in her left hand. He wears a leather jacket over a button-down shirt and sits with his legs crossed and arms folded. On back at top left in pencil is [1972 - San Jose]; at center is [Stephen Shames / 2/10].

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