Coincidental Witness
LEONARD: Political Prisoner
English - August 13, 2020 09:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBDocumentary Society & Culture #leonardpeltier #freeleonardpeltier #leonardpod #truecrime #socialjustice #indigenousrights #wrongfulconviction #nativeamerican #americanindian #politicalprisoner Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In June, 1975, reporter Kevin McKiernan traveled to South Dakota to cover the trial of AIM leader Dennis Banks who was standing trial for his role in the 1973 Custer Courthouse Riot. But as the hearing got underway on June 26, word spread that shots had been fired 100 miles away on the Pine Ridge Reservation between Federal agents and members of AIM. So McKiernan jumped in his truck and raced into the center of the firefight.