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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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Call Number / Accession 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
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.
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.
11/13/1980
Dudley Laws: Justice system shields police abuses, activist says.
Dudley Laws: Justice system shields police abuses, activist says.
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.
10/15/1991
Black Defence Comm. Dudley Laws
Black Defence Comm. Dudley Laws
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
10/16/1980