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Martin Stolar
Martin Stolar (April 2, 1943 – July 1, 2024) was a prominent American Civil and political rights, civil rights attorney and movement lawyer in New York City. He was best known for representing Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War, anti-Vietnam war protesters, Black Panther Party, Black Panthers, Attica Prison riot, Attica prisoners and members of Occupy Wall Street among many others. Early life Stolar was the middle son of Sig Stolar and Jesse (Staum) Stolar and was raised in Rochester, New York. He was a member of the Boy Scouts of America, Boy Scouts. Stolar graduated from the University of Rochester in 1965 and took a summer job with a Bronx storefront lawyer. He then enrolled at New York University School of Law and graduated in 1968. Civil rights career VISTA (1968–1969) After law school, Stolar joined AmeriCorps VISTA, VISTA. His training took place in Chicago during the summer of 1968. He credits witnessing the police violence at the 1968 Democrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States. With a population of 148,620 and a Syracuse metropolitan area, metropolitan area of 662,057, it is the fifth-most populated city and 13th-most populated municipality in the state of New York (state), New York. Formally established in 1820, Syracuse was named after the classical Greece, Greek city Syracuse, Sicily, Syracuse (''Siracusa'' in Italian), a city on the eastern coast of the Italian island of Sicily, for its similar natural features. It has historically functioned as a major Intersection (road), crossroads, first between the Erie Canal and its branch canals, then of the Rail transport in the United States, railway network. Today, the city is at the intersection of Interstates Interstate 81, 81 and Interstate 90, 90, and its Syracuse Hancock International Airport, airport is the largest in Central New York, a five-county region of over one million inhabitants. Sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
