March 28, 1983

resistance

Chol Soo Lee Freed

Chol Soo Lee, a Korean immigrant wrongfully convicted of a 1973 San Francisco murder, was freed after a pan-Asian movement-sparked by K.W. Lee's reporting-organized across ethnic lines to overturn his conviction. (Shares Mar 28 with United States v. Wong Kim Ark.)

Sources

  1. pbs.org pbs.org/independentlens/blog/what-happened-to-chol-soo-lee
  2. kqed.org kqed.org/arts/13913134/free-chol-soo-lee-caamfest-documentary-asian-american-history

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