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From the Bottom of the Heap
The Autobiography of Black Panther Robert Hillary King
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Artikel-Nr:
9781604865752
Veröffentl:
2012
Erscheinungsdatum:
05.10.2012
Seiten:
272
Autor:
Robert Hillary King
Gewicht:
386 g
Format:
226x152x18 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
From the moment of his release, he has worked tirelessly to spread word about the innocence and the continued plight of his two remaining comrades, both held in solitary confinement for forty years. Robert Hillary King has spoken at universities, conferences, and other venues. He has made appearances on radio and television, traveled to seven foreign countries, and addressed members of the European Parliament. He has worked to win the release of his comrades, the release of all political prisoners, and an end to the new slavery that is the Prison Industrial Complex.
In 1970, a jury convicted Robert Hillary King of a crime he did not commit and sentenced him to 35 years in prison. He became a member of the Black Panther Party while in Angola State Penitentiary, successfully organizing prisoners to improve conditions. In return, prison authorities beat him, starved him, and gave him life without parole after framing him for a second crime. He was thrown into solitary confinement, where he remained in a six-by-nine-foot cell for 29 years as one of the Angola 3. In 2001, the state grudgingly acknowledged his innocence and set him free. This is his story.