Justice for Jason rally at UMass Amherst: Michael Ekwueme Thelwell speaking at the rally in support of Jason Vassell, outside the Student Union Building

Item Information

Title:
Justice for Jason rally at UMass Amherst: Michael Ekwueme Thelwell speaking at the rally in support of Jason Vassell, outside the Student Union Building
Description:
From a series of photographs labeled "UMass racial assault (AP)." The series depicts a rally on the UMass campus by students and staff (per attached metadata) "in support of Jason Vassell, a 23-year-old African-American UMass student who supporters say has been excessively charged following a Feb. 3 on-campus fight, in Amherst, Mass. Wednesday, March 12, 2008. Vassell faces a hearing this Friday, while one of the two men who supporters say provoked the event at Vassell's own dormitory room, has not been charged at all. The other has been charged with hate crimes and disorderly conduct. Supporters of Vassell say the two men provoked the fight and should not face lesser charges and that the incident reveals society's racism."
Photographer:
Palmieri, Nancy
Date:
March 12, 2008
Format:
Photographs
Manuscripts
Genre:
Color photographs
Digital images
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 001 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Nancy Palmieri Collection
Subjects:
Anti-racist movements--Massachusetts--Amherst--Photographs
Demonstrations--Massachusetts--Amherst--Photographs
Student movements--Massachusetts--Amherst--Photographs
University of Massachusetts Amherst--Students--Photographs
Thelwell, Michael
Vassell, Jason
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampshire (county) > Amherst
Extent:
1 photograph ; 170 x 255 mm.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/muph074-b09-sl035-i025
Terms of Use:
Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries.
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Place of origin:
Amherst (Mass.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
muph074-b09-sl035-i025