REMINDER; SATURDAY 9/7 --- [rescheduled from 8/25] Black August book feature- Maroon the Implacable: The Collected Writings of Russell ‘Maroon’ Shoatz
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Naji Mujahid
Sep 7, 2013, 1:11:50 AM9/7/13
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This program has been
rescheduled to September 7.... Notably 2 days before the 42nd
anniversary of the Attica Prison Rebellion and 1 week before the 50th
Anniversary of the heinous 16th Street Baptist Church bombing that
claimed the lives of four girls; Addie Mae Collins (age 14), Denise
McNair (age 11), Carole Robertson (age 14), and Cynthia Wesley (age 14).
As we commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington and consider that many of the problems of 50 years ago are still prevalent, we must also remember that the civil rights era movements were viciously attacked by the FBI. One of their most nefarious acts was an attempt to blackmail MLK into committing suicide. Many were targeted, killed, and imprisoned. Many remain in prison today. They are Political Prisoners, they are Human Rights Defenders, and they deserve to be free!
Russell Maroon Shoatz is a political prisoner who has been held unjustly for over thirty years, including two decades in solitary confinement. He was active as a leader in the Black Liberation Movement in Philadelphia, both above and underground. His successful escapes from maximum-security prisons earned him the title “Maroon.” This is the first published collection of his accumulated written works, and also includes new essays written expressly for this volume.
Join the Black August Planning Organization and Russell Shoatz III in a discussion on this featured work on Saturday 9/7 from 6-730pm at the Sankofa Cafe & Bookstore (2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC) across from Howard University.
For more information: www.BlackAugustDC.com or Runawa...@gmail.com or 202-340-2966. Also see www.TheJerichoMovement.com to learn more about political prisoners in general.
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As we commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington and consider that many of the problems of 50 years ago are still prevalent, we must also remember that the civil rights era movements were viciously attacked by the FBI. One of their most nefarious acts was an attempt to blackmail MLK into committing suicide. Many were targeted, killed, and imprisoned. Many remain in prison today. They are Political Prisoners, they are Human Rights Defenders, and they deserve to be free!
Russell Maroon Shoatz is a political prisoner who has been held unjustly for over thirty years, including two decades in solitary confinement. He was active as a leader in the Black Liberation Movement in Philadelphia, both above and underground. His successful escapes from maximum-security prisons earned him the title “Maroon.” This is the first published collection of his accumulated written works, and also includes new essays written expressly for this volume.
Join the Black August Planning Organization and Russell Shoatz III in a discussion on this featured work on Saturday 9/7 from 6-730pm at the Sankofa Cafe & Bookstore (2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC) across from Howard University.
For more information: www.BlackAugustDC.com or Runawa...@gmail.com or 202-340-2966. Also see www.TheJerichoMovement.com to learn more about political prisoners in general.
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