The headquarters moved to 1209 N. Eden Street and even later to a house on 1248 N. Gay Street. In June of 1970, Paul Coates became the defense captain. His first priority was to get the people out of jail that were unjustly sitting in there. This meant sitting in on trials, rallying for release and change, and talking back and forth to the lawyers that were handling the cases. Coates worked hard for the party and their programs were flourishing. They even started a free health clinic on Greenmount Ave. Things wouldn’t be great for long. Coates was called to California in November of 1971 and then was no longer the defense captain for the Baltimore chapter.

Paul Coates in 2006

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