Word: armenian
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...honky lawyer win the complete trust of the Panthers? Garry says that they were looking for an able trial lawyer who could also "project the correct social views in defending his clients." He met all the requirements. Born in Bridgewater, Mass., he was the son of immigrant Armenian parents named Garabedian who later moved to California's Central Valley. He learned about discrimination at an early age. "I was called a goddamned Armenian," he recalls. "Until I finished grammar school, I think I had a fight every single night." After high school, Garry worked in a cleaning shop while...