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− | In a show of support for Echols, Misskelley, and Baldwin, Shepard Fairey created a print of [[Henry Rollins]]. This print was released in 2002, with all proceeds going to The WM3 Defense Fund. | + | In a show of support for Echols, Misskelley, and Baldwin, Shepard Fairey created a print of [[Rollins Poster|Henry Rollins]]. This print was released in 2002, with all proceeds going to The WM3 Defense Fund. |
A CD, "[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006JBKR/102-0648831-5484968?v=glance&n=5174 Rise Above]," and a t-shirt bearing the same slogan were also released. | A CD, "[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006JBKR/102-0648831-5484968?v=glance&n=5174 Rise Above]," and a t-shirt bearing the same slogan were also released. |
Revision as of 20:28, 26 July 2006
Taken from wikipedia:
The West Memphis 3 are three men tried and convicted for the murders of three children in the Robin Hood Hills area of West Memphis, Arkansas, United States during 1993 .
Damien Echols, the alleged ringleader, was sentenced to death; Jessie Misskelley and Jason Baldwin were sentenced to life in prison. The case has received considerable attention, and many critics charge that the arrests and convictions were a miscarriage of justice inspired by a misguided moral panic, and that the defendants were wrongfully convicted.
In a show of support for Echols, Misskelley, and Baldwin, Shepard Fairey created a print of Henry Rollins. This print was released in 2002, with all proceeds going to The WM3 Defense Fund.
A CD, "Rise Above," and a t-shirt bearing the same slogan were also released.
Site admin notes: Please watch Paradise Lost, a superb documentary on the topic. It is available here
Shepard did a series of 3 fine art pieces in tribute to the West Memphis three.