Live from Death Row

Zusatztext "Documents the maddening psychological and physical torment of a life awaiting execution inside Huntingdon County Prison. . . . His words shock in a raw, disturbing style." Informationen zum Autor Before his conviction, Mumia Abu-Jamal covered community development and culture as a radio reporter in Philadelphia and was president of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists. Once a Black Panther, his writings have been published in The Nation and The Yale Law Review . He is the author of the books All Things Considered , Death Blossoms , and Faith of Our Fathers . In August 1995 he was granted a stay of execution, and his appeal for a new trial is currently pending. Klappentext Once a prominent radio reporter, Mumia Abu-Jamal is now in a Pennsylvania prison awaiting his state-sactioned execution. In 1982 he was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner after a trial many have criticized as profoundly biased. Live From Death Row is a collection of his prison writings--an impassioned yet unflinching account of the brutalities and humiliations of prison life. It is also a scathing indictment of racism and political bias in the American judicial system that is certain to fuel the controversy surrounding the death penalty and freedom of speech. Zusammenfassung "A rare and courageous voice speaking from a place we fear to know: Mumia Abu-Jamal must be heard." —Alice Walker "Resonates with the moral force of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter From Birmingham Jail ." – Boston Globe After twenty years on death row, Mumia Abu-Jamal was released from his death sentence . . . but not the conviction. This once prominent radio reporter was convicted for the murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner in 1982, after a trial many have criticized as profoundly biased. Live from Death Row is a collection of his prison writings—an impassioned yet unflinching account of the brutalities and humiliations of prison life, and a scathing indictment of racism and political bias in the American judicial system. ...

Product details

• Authors: Mumia Abu-Jamal, Abu-Jamal Mumia
• Publisher: Avon Books US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.1996
• EAN: 9780380727667
• ISBN: 978-0-380-72766-7
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 205 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Stationery and miscellaneous items, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, POLITICAL SCIENCE: American Government / State, AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES: MEMOIR & BIOGRAPHY, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Essays, AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES: SOCIAL SCIENCE, POLITICAL SCIENCE: International Relations / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Regional Studies, LAW: Civil Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Race & Ethnic Relations, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies