,9T]NATIONAL ,CAMPAIGN ,W9S ,/AY ( ,EXECUTION = ,U,S ,BLACK ,ACTIVI/ 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,D]MOT ,SRE5AN 

,TEXT 3 

,AM]ICAN BLACK ACTIVI/ & J\RNALI/1 ,MUMIA ,ABU-,JAMAL1 WAS S5T5C$ TO DIE AT #aPM ON ,AUGU/ #a#g?4 ,PROTE/S :I* TOOK PLACE 9 OV] TW5TY C\NTRIES =C$ ! ,U,S AU?ORITIES TO GRANT A /AY ( EXECUTION1 JU/ #aa DAYS BE=E HE WAS TO BE KILL$4 ,HE IS /ILL UND] S5T5CE ( DEA?4 ,HIS SUPPORT]S >E /ILL SEEK+ JU/ICE = HIM4 

,MUMIA HAS BE5 ! RECIPI5T ( POLICE ATT5TION S9CE HIS TE5AGE YE>S4 ,AT AGE #ad HE WAS >RE/$ = TAK+ P>T 9 A PROTE/ AGA9/ ! RACI/ PRO-SEGREGATION ,GOV]NOR ( ,ALABAMA1 ,GEORGE ,WALLACE4 ,! NEXT YE> HE JO9$ ! ,BLACK ,PAN!R ,P>TY & WAS APPO9T$ ITS 9=MATION (FIC] 9 ,PHILADELPHIA4 

,9 ! #a#i#gS HE TURN$ TO J\RNALISM4 ,HIS WORK 9 ?IS FIELD SAW HIM W9 AW>DS & BE ELECT$ ,PRESID5T ( ! ,PHILADELPHIA *APT] ( ! ,ASSOCIATION ( ,BLACK ,J\RNALI/S4 ,HIS WRIT+S & RADIO PROGRAM CON/ANTLY RAN ITEMS AB\T RACI/ PRACTICES 9 ! ,MAYOR'S (FICE & BRUTALITY AGA9/ BLACK PEOPLE BY ! POLICE DEP>TM5T4 ,AS A CON/ANT ?ORN 9 ! SIDE ( ! E/ABLI%M5T1 HE BECAME KN[N AS ! 0VOICE ( ! VOICELESS04 

,9 ! E>LY H\RS ( ,DECEMB] #i? #aiha ,MUMIA WAS MOONLI<T+ AS A TAXI DRIV] :5 HE SAW HIS BRO!R ,BILLY BE+ BEAT5 BY A POLICEMAN1 ,DANIEL ,FAULKN]1 ON ,LOCU/ ,/REET1 9 D[NT[N ,PHILADELPHIA4 ,MUMIA APPROA*$ & WAS %OT 9 ! /OMA*4 ,HE WAS F\ND BLE$+ ON ! CURB1 FROM :]E HE WAS >RE/$ & BR\<T TO ,JEFF]SON ,UNIV]SITY ,HOSPITAL4 ,FAULKN] WAS DEAD4 

,EVID5CE PUT =W>D :I* SUGGE/$ ,MUMIA WAS %OT BY ,FAULKN] AS HE APPROA*$ ! SC5E1 & ?AT A ?IRD BLACK MALE %OT ,FAULKN] & FL$1 WAS SUPPRESS$ AT ! TRIAL4 

,! WITNESSES 

  

,9 ! ORIG9AL TRIAL 9 #aihb ONLY ONE WITNESS ID5TIFI$ ,JAMAL AS ! MAN ) A GUN 9 HIS H&4 ,%E WAS ,CYN?IA ,:ITE1 :OM O!R WITNESSES SAID WAS NOT PRES5T4 ,ONE DEF5SE WITNESS DID1 H[EV]1 SEE H] OV] HALF A BLOCK AWAY AT ! TIME ( ! %OOT+4 ,MS ,:ITE HAD ?REE PROSITUTION *>GES P5D+ AGA9/ H]4 ,)\T EXPLANATION1 !SE W]E DROPP$4 ,& IT WAS DISCLOS$ AT ! TRIAL ?AT ,MS ,:ITE HAD BE5 GIV5 POLICE PROTECTION & ALL[$ TO CONT9UE WORK+ AS A PRO/ITUTE4 

,! SECOND WITNESS SAID HE DID NOT SEE ,(FIC] ,FAULKN] %OOT ,MUMIA AT ANY TIME1 & !N GAVE A DESCRIPTION ( A MAN S\ND+ NO?+ LIKE ,MUMIA4 ,FUR!RMORE ?IS WITNESS1 ,ROB]T ,*OB]T1 TOLD AN >RIV+ POLICE CAPTA9 ?AT ! %OOT] HAD RUN WAY4 ,AT ! TRIAL ,*OB]T RETRACT$ HIS TE/IMONY1 SAY+ HE HAD BE5 MI/AK5 & ?AT ,MUMIA WAS ! %OOT]1 AL?\< HE SAID HE NEV] SAW A GUN OR GUN FLA%ES4 ,*OB]T WAS1 AT ?AT TIME1 FAC+ *>GES 9 AN UNRELAT$ CASE BUT ! JURY WAS NOT 9=M$ ( HIS MOTIVE TO LIE 9 HOPE ( GETT+ HIS S5T5CE R$UC$4 

,! ?IRD PROSECUTION WITNESS1 ,M>K ,SCANLAN1 C\LD NOT ID5TIFY ,JAMAL4 ,HE LAT] ADMITT$ ?AT HE HAD BE5 DR9K+ & WAS 0CONFUS$0 AB\T :AT HE SAW4 

,ONE WITNESS :O WAS NOT CALL$ WAS ,WILLIAM ,S+LET>Y1 :O SAID ! %OOT] HAD RUN AWAY4 ,FOLL[+ ?IS HE WAS H>ASS$ BY POLICE (FIC]S & ?REAT5$ AT HIS PLACE ( BUS9ESS UNTIL HE F9ALLY %UT D[N & MOV$ TO ANO!R /ATE4 ,S+LET>Y'S /ORY WAS KEPT FROM ,JAMAL @& HIS DEF5SE AT ! TIME ( HIS TRIAL4 

,! 0%\T$ CONFESSION0 

  

,! PROSECUTION CLAIM$ ?AT ,MUMIA CONFESS$ AS HE LAY ON ! FLOOR ( ! HOSPITAL EM]G5CY ROOM4 ,YET ! DOCTOR :O WAS PRES5T1 ,DR ,REG9A ,CUDEMO1 HE>D NO CONFESSION BUT DID SEE AN (FIC] KICK ,MUMIA4 ,! DOCTOR :O MADE ! 9ITIAL EXAM9ATION1 ,DR4 ,AN?ONY ,COLETTA1 F\ND ,MUMIA TO BE B>ELY CONSCI\S4 

,TWO ADDITIONAL PROSECUTION WITNESSES CLAIM$ -- OV] EI<T WEEKS LAT] -- ?AT ,MUMIA WAS /RUGGL+ VIOL5TLY & %\T$ \T A CONFESSION4 ,!SE W]E ,(FIC] ,G>RY ,BELL1 ,FAULKN]'S P>TN] & BE/ FRI5D2 & A HOSPITAL SECURITY GU>D CALL$ ,PRISCILLA ,DURHAM :O ALSO KNEW ,FAULKN]4 ,! SUPPOS$ CONFESSION WAS ONLY REPORT$ AFT] ,9T]NAL ,AFFAIRS DETECTIVES 9T]VIEW$ !SE TWO 9 RELATION TO A COMPLA9T MADE BY ,MUMIA ?AT HE HAD BE5 BEAT5 UP 9 ! HOSPITAL4 

,H[EV] POLICE (FIC] ,G>Y ,WAK%UL HAD /AY$ ) ,MUMIA FROM ! TIME ( HIS >RE/ UNTIL DOCTORS />T$ !IR TREATM5T ( HIS W\NDS4 ,HE NOT$ 9 HIS REPORT ?AT ! PRISON] MADE 0NO /ATEM5TS04 ,DESPITE A 'NO VACATION' NOTICE ON HIS P]SONNEL FILE HE WAS S5T AWAY ON VACATION UNTIL AFT] ! TRIAL4 ,JAMAL'S DEF5SE WAS REFUS$ AN ADJ\RNM5T UNTIL HIS RETURN4 

,! GUN 

  

,MUMIA WAS C>RY+ A LEGALLY REGI/]$ GUN1 MANY ,U,S TAXI DRIV]S DO4 ,NO TE/ WAS P]=M$ ON ,MUMIA'S H&S TO SEE IF HE HAD REC5TLY FIR$ A GUN1 DESPITE ?IS BE+ NORMAL PRACTICE4 ,NOR DID !Y TE/ ,MUMIA'S GUN4 ,( IF !Y DID !Y SUPPRESS$ !IR F9D+S4 

,A ,MR ,JACKSON1 :O /AT$ HE WAS NOT EXP]I5C$ & DID NOT WANT TO TAKE ! CASE1 WAS APPO9T$ ,MUMIA'S LAWY] AGA9/ BO? HIS [N WI%ES & ?OSE ( ! ACCUS$4 ,JACKSON WAS LAT] DISB>R$ FROM LEGAL PRACTICE BECAUSE ( 9COMPETANCY 9 ANO!R CASE4 

,!RE W]E JU/ ?REE BLACK PEOPLE ON ! JURY = ! TRIAL ( A BLACK MAN 9 A CITY ?AT IS #d.0 BLACK4 ,:IPP+ UP RACI/ HY/]IA1 ,MUMIA'S =M] MEMB]%IP ( ! ,BLACK ,PAN!R ,P>TY1 & HIS CURR5T SUPPORT = ! ,M,O,V,E GR\P+ 7A MILITANT BLACK GR\P+ :O CALL = A 0GRE5 REVOLUTION071 WAS ADMITT$ AS 0EVID5CE0 TO %[ HE HAD PLANN$ TO KILL A COP = YE>S & %\LD BE GIV5 A DEA? S5T5CE6 

,( ! #ac PEOPLE UND] S5T5CE ( DEA? 9 ,PHILADELPHIA ONLY #ab >E :ITE4 ,! TRIAL JUDGE HAS S5T5C$ #ca PEOPLE TO DEA?1 ONLY TWO ( :OM W]E :ITE4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ,JUDGE ,SABO HAS A LIFELONG ASSOCIATION ) ! ,PHILADELPHIA ,FRAT]NAL ,ORD] ( ,POLICE1 :O HAVE BE5 RUNN+ A HI< PR(ILE CAMPAIGN TO HAVE ,MUMIA EXECUT$4 

,AL?\< BLACKS MAKE UP JU/ #i.0 ( ! POPULATION ( ,P5NSYLVANIA /ATE !Y REPRES5T #e#f.0 ( ! POPULATION ON DEA? R[4 ,MUMIA IS BE+ RAILROAD$ TO A PREMATURE DEA?1 A /ATE MURD]4 ,! FACTS ( ?IS CASE GIVE EV]Y JU/IFICATION = CONDEMN+ IT AS A RACI/ MISC>RIAGE ( JU/ICE4 

,WORLDWIDE PROTE/S 

  

,AN 9T]NATIONAL CAMPAIGN = JU/ICE HAS BE5 GR[+ OV] ! LA/ C\PLE ( MON?S4 ,9 ,G]MANY #d1 PEOPLE M>*$ ?R\< ,B]L94 ,! CAMPAIGN IS ALSO GR[+ 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA1 ,9DIA1 ,ITALY1 ,FRANCE1 ,SPA91 ,BRITA9 & MANY O!R C\NTRIES4 ,9 ,IREL& ! ,WORK]S ,SOLID>ITY ,MOVEM5T & ,MILITANT ,LABOR 9ITIAT$ ! ',JU/ICE = ,ABU-,JAMAL ,CAMPAIGN'4 ,?IS GR\P HAS DI/RIBUT$ ?\S&S ( LEAFLETS AB\T ! CASE1 COLLECT$ PETITIONS & ORGANIZ$ PROTE/S4 ,ACTIVITIES HAVE TAK5 PLACE 9 ,BELFA/1 ,CORK1 ,DUBL9 & ,GALWAY4 

,MAKE NO MI/AKE4 ,MUMIA ,ABU-,JAMAL IS ON DEA? R[ BECAUSE ( HIS POLITICS4 ,ABU-,JAMAL'S BIGGE/ CRIME WAS TO BE BORN BLACK & HAVE ! BRAV]Y TO CONFRONT ! OPPRESSION :I* HE WAS EXPOS$ TO 9 ,AM]ICA4 ,\R /RUGGLE IS = FRE$OM & JU/ICE4 ,SO IS ,ABU-,JAMAL'S1 & ?AT /RUGGLE CONT9UES4 

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