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Dudley Laws: Black activist was criticized for speaking to high school students in Toronto about the police shooting of Albert Johnson.
Dudley Laws: Black activist was criticized for speaking to high school students in Toronto about the police shooting of Albert Johnson.

Dudley Laws: Black activist was criticized for speaking to high school students in Toronto about the police shooting of Albert Johnson.

Date4/26/1980
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    ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0062019F
    Trial criticized: Black leader Dudley Laws talks into microphones at a press conference yesterday in the home of Albert Johnson, victim of a police bullet
    Trial criticized: Black leader Dudley Laws talks into microphones at a press conference yesterday in the home of Albert Johnson, victim of a police bullet
    Cooper, David
    11/14/1980
    Dudley Laws: Black spokesman criticized by head of Metro's police association.
    Dudley Laws: Black spokesman criticized by head of Metro's police association.
    Laws, Dudley, 1934-2011
    3/9/1981
    Dudley Laws: Black activist calls for an independent citizens' board to deal with policing complaints.
    Dudley Laws: Black activist calls for an independent citizens' board to deal with policing complaints.
    Laws, Dudley, 1934-2011
    11/13/1980
    Dudley Laws: Justice system shields police abuses, activist says.
    Dudley Laws: Justice system shields police abuses, activist says.
    Laws, Dudley, 1934-2011
    10/16/1991
    Dudley laws: Community activist is led away after his arrest on Immigration charges at a Vaughan Rd. office.
    Dudley laws: Community activist is led away after his arrest on Immigration charges at a Vaughan Rd. office.
    Bock, Tony
    10/15/1991
    Black Defence Comm. Dudley Laws
    Black Defence Comm. Dudley Laws
    Dunlop, Alan
    2/17/1989
    Seeking change: Black Action Defence Committee organizer Dudley Laws says the purpose of today's protest is not violence, but changing society.
    Seeking change: Black Action Defence Committee organizer Dudley Laws says the purpose of today's protest is not violence, but changing society.
    Lautens, Richard
    5/6/1992
    Troubled beginnings: Community leader Dudley Laws says the friction between Metro's and the police began in 1972 with the influx of new immigrants from the Caribbean, whose customs the police failed to appreciate
    Troubled beginnings: Community leader Dudley Laws says the friction between Metro's and the police began in 1972 with the influx of new immigrants from the Caribbean, whose customs the police failed to appreciate
    Laws, Dudley, 1934-2011
    9/25/1979
    Critical of system: In a Star report last week, Dudley Laws, above, charged that police have failed to understand Caribbean customs.
    Critical of system: In a Star report last week, Dudley Laws, above, charged that police have failed to understand Caribbean customs.
    Griffin, Doug
    9/11/1979
    Club founder: Ken Johnson, teacher at East York Collegiate, school attended by students pictured above, started the Black Students' Union four years ago
    Club founder: Ken Johnson, teacher at East York Collegiate, school attended by students pictured above, started the Black Students' Union four years ago
    Cooper, David
    9/18/1979
    Grieving family: Widow Lemonica Johnson, holding her 4-year-old son, Lindon, is comforted by sister Bevolyn Williams during memorial service for police shooting victim Albert Johnson
    Grieving family: Widow Lemonica Johnson, holding her 4-year-old son, Lindon, is comforted by sister Bevolyn Williams during memorial service for police shooting victim Albert Johnson
    Brazao, Dale
    9/9/1979
    Widow attends trial: Lemona Johnson (right) with unidentified friend, enters courthouse today where two police are on trial for manslaughter in shooting death of her husband, Albert
    Widow attends trial: Lemona Johnson (right) with unidentified friend, enters courthouse today where two police are on trial for manslaughter in shooting death of her husband, Albert
    Beaty, Keith
    10/16/1980