John Sinclair (1941) American poet, writer and radio maker. Founder of White Panther Party and manager of rock band MC5, busted after being set up by undercover agents in 1967. Poet John Sinclair Detroit was chairman of the White Panther Party from November 1968-July 1969. From 1969 he served two years of a ten year sentence for the sale of two joints to undercover narcotics officers. His case recieved international attention when John Lennon performed at a benefit concert on his behalf. Sinclair was managing the MC5 at the time of their free concert outside the Democratic National Convention of 1968. The band was the only one to play before the police broke up the rally, calling it a riot.
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