Conviction Overturned for Jailed Black Panther in “Angola 3” Case


	Conviction Overturned for Jailed Black Panther in “Angola 3” Case

masbury

7-15-2008 12:53 AM

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justice, racism

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After three decades in solitary confinement; witnesses admitted coercion, defense inadequate

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7-17-2008 1:48 AM

righthand

Civil rights martyr, even if militant?
Needed to be black too to get the special treatment.

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