Death Threats to Jackson 5

BUFFAFO, New York — The Jackson Five were forced to cancel a show here on November 27th because of death threats to their lead singer, ten year-old Michael Jackson. Buffalo police said that the threats came from “young gang members” and were phoned into the brother’s hotel room on Thanksgiving evening.

December 1, 1970

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