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Bill Epton

1932–2002

United States

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William Leo Epton Jr. (January 17, 1932 – January 23, 2002) was an American political activist. A Maoist, he was a founding member of the Progressive Labor Party (PLP), serving as vice-chairman of the Harlem branch. In 1964, he was arrested and convicted of criminal anarchy. He eventually left the PLP in the early 1970s.

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