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Politics & International
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April 16, 2008
| Time: | 7-9 p.m. |
| Description: | Robert King will speak about his struggle for justice and freedom for a wrongful conviction as well as the continuing struggles of his two innocent men still incarcerated at Angola Prison in Louisiana.
The 'Angola 3' are three men incarcerated at Angola Prison in Louisiana since the 1970's. Robert King, Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox who have endured solitary confinement longer then any known living prisoners in the United States.
They formed one of the only prison Black Panther Party chapters in history and worked to organize other prisoners for humane treatment and to end segregation.
Wilkerson was falsely convicted of murdering another inmate and spent 29 years in solitary confinement before he was exonerated and released in 2001. Wallace and Woodfox were falsely convicted of murdering a guard based on the testimony of an inmate who received payment for his testimony. They still remain imprisoned, having spent 36 years in solitary confinement, the longest on record.
They have recently been featured on NBC Nightly News, BBC, and in newspapers across the country and the world about their cases. Chairman of House Judiciary Committee John Conyers, Amnesty International and the A.C.L.U. have advocated for state and federal investigations into the cases as well as the conditions at Angola.
This talk will be a valuable part of the national dialogue on race and incarceration in wake of controversies over the Jena 6 and govn's response to Katrina. |
| Location: | GEO 2.324 |
| URL: | More about this event... |
| Contact: | Wenjing Zhang |
| Sponsor: | United Student Activists |
| Admission: | Free |
| Categories: | Everyone, Lecture/talk, Politics & International, Professional Development, Seminar |
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