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Sunrise vigil attended by Karen Patrick and Leon Wright against the execution of James Adams - Starke, Florida
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Accompanying note "Demonstrators against the death penalty Karen Patrick and Public Defender Investigator from West Palm Beach Leon Wright, left, hold candles as part of a sunrise vigil here Thursday at Florida State prison as James Adams was executed in Florida's electric chair. Adams was the first black to be executed in Florida in 20 years."
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Foley, Mark T., 1943-. Sunrise vigil attended by Karen Patrick and Leon Wright against the execution of James Adams - Starke, Florida. 1984. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/133933>, accessed 17 June 2026.
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Foley, Mark T., 1943-. Sunrise vigil attended by Karen Patrick and Leon Wright against the execution of James Adams - Starke, Florida. 1984. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/133933>
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(State Archives of Florida/Foley)
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