December 10, 1971. 17" x 22". John Sinclair Freedom Rally. NEAR FINE.

John Sinclair was a leading figure in the counterculture movement in the Detroit area. He was manager of the MC5, and leader of the White Panther Party—an anti-racist countercultural group of white socialists seeking to assist the Black Panthers in the Civil Rights Movement from 1968 to 1969. Sinclair was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 1969 for possession of two joints.

In late 1971, John Lennon and Yoko Ono were getting very active politically and had become friends with Yippies Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin in New York City and Rubin encouraged them to get involved with the event. This is the only rock concert poster promoting a John Lennon appearance, post-Beatles.

Bands (and speakers) included Lennon & Ono, Stevie Wonder, Bob Seger, Phil Ochs, David Peel, Allen Ginsberg, Jerry Rubin (Yippies), Bobby Seale (Black Panthers), Ed Sanders (The Fugs), Dave Dellinger (Chicago Seven defendant), and more.

SIGNED by artist Gary Grimshaw.