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Wilmington 10 supporters react to reduced sentences in NC
Gov. Hunt commuted most of the Wilmington 10 sentences rather than granting a pardon. Eight of the nine men become eligible for parole this year, with Ben Chavis possible parole in 1980, while Anne Turner remains free on parole. The United Church of Christ vows to pursue federal action.
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Raleigh, N.C
Wilmington 10
James Hunt
Hunt
Wilmington
N.c
United States
James Ferguson II
Ben Chavis
Elizabeth Chavis
Chavis
Oxford
United Church of Christ
New York
Anne Sheppard Turner
Joe Wright
Wright
Jerry Jacobs
James McKoy
Reginald Epps
Willie Earl Vereen
Wayne Moore
Jacobs
McKoy
Vereen
Epps
Moore
Marvin Patrick
Connie Tindall