Date of Defense

4-18-2014

Date of Graduation

4-2014

Department

Psychology

First Advisor

Scott Friesner

Second Advisor

Nicholas Andreadis

Abstract

Leni Sinclair is a photographer who came to the United States in 1959 from communist East Germany. Sinclair is recognized for being a prominent photographer of artists ranging from Sun Ra to the MC5. Though most that study the era and the revolutionary groups surrounding Detroit and Ann Arbor focus on her [then] husband’s work (John Sinclair,) Leni has provided an equally important documentation of the ‘60s and ‘70s. As the Minister of Education in the White Panthers Party, Sinclair’s job was to educate anyone who wished to know about their values, goals, and ways of life. This paper relays those lessons and argues their importance still today.

Access Setting

Honors Thesis-Open Access

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