"The case of Mumia Abu-Jamal has become a battleground in society because it concentrates so many of the reactionary elements riding high in the US today - the criminalization of black men, the suppression of dissent, the expanded death penalty, the gutting of defendant's rights, and a whole political atmosphere of blame and punishment aimed at the most oppressed.
My heart song is merely to connect like minded individuals, shedding some positive light and love, on the serious issues of racism, the death penalty and injustice and hopefully getting media attention, highlighting the hundreds of millions of people around the world who care about Mumia's Freedom.
I spoke to a woman this summer from Philadelphia who said "They will never let Mumia out of jail!" My intention is not to convert anyone, insult ugly ignorance nor incite the worst case sceneio. The organizations say the only way to accomplish this is by drawing International Media attention to the issues of his case. My understanding of what Mumia really wants most is to get out of jail. Refuse & Resist! and Partisan Defense Committee. I've been getting most of my info from 2 organizations working to Free Mumia: Mumia's writing will keep your interest and his intelligence and love for life shine through.Ī Case for Reasonable Doubt a DVD of the 60 Minutes show about Mumia's case. While I finished the book no more enlightened on the Mumia innocence/guilt question than when I started, I got a well written snap shot of life on death row. At the very least, the book was an educational review of life in prison and deep look into the soul of a death row inmate. Mumia's anecdotes were insightful and intelligent, leading the reader to keep flipping page after page. Surprisingly however, I found that the book did not deal with Mumia's case at all and instead focused on the social injustices that are acted out in our prisons every day. I picked up Live From Death Row hoping to develop a more informed opinion, one that was supported by my own experience with Mumia's writing. However, I still was not convinced either way of Mumia's innocence or his guilt. What I found was a case based on shaky ground at best, making it a jewel for human right activists. However, after the most recent Free Mumia march in Philly, I felt obligated to look into the case that riled people into such a frenzy.
Growing up in Philadelphia I formed my negative opinions of Mumia and his case without ever having researched his history myself.
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