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 The Lenny Bruce Trial

 1964
 
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 In Lenny's Own Words
Petition for Bruce

Lenny Bruce and his attorney ready performance tape for trial in San Francisco.
(Sid Tate photo, S. F. News Call Bulletin, 3/8/62)
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The Lenny Bruce Trial: An Account
by Douglas Linder (c) 2003 
  "What does it mean to be found obscene in New York?  This is the most sophisticated city in the country....If anyone is the first person to be found obscene in New York, he must feel utterly depraved."
--Lenny Bruce, after his conviction for obscenity in New York's 
Cafe Au Go Go trial.  [CONTINUED...]
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