From death row
'Free the Puerto Rican political prisoners'
Statement from Mumia Abu-Jamal to the April 24th
"Millions for Mumia" demonstration to take place in
Puerto Rico:
Mis hermanas y hermanos de Boriqua! Muchos gracias!
Whenever I think of the Puerto Rican Independence Movement,
I feel luckier than most writers. I had the pleasure some time
ago of meeting and interviewing several of the independentistas
who raided the Congress back in 1954, among them Rafael Cancel
Miranda, Irving Flores and others. I don't think Lolita Lebron
made the conference. But years later, Black revolutionary
Assata Shakur would write about meeting Lolita, and to read
that was so wonderful that I wept. And reading about Assata
meeting Lolita was almost like meeting her yourself.
For over 20 years, those revolutionaries served their
people's freedom and independence struggle in the Empire's
dungeons. They were an inspiration to us all! I'm sure that
their courageous example continues to inspire those
independentistas who are caged within the U.S. Empire's
dungeons today.
I know when I interviewed them, I never thought I would one
day be caged as they were. I can only hope their example and
those of other political prisoners taught me well.
So, let us yell and then fight to free our brothers and
sisters held in Yankee cages!! Independencia! Libertad para los
presos politicas! Basta Ya! Ona Move! Long Live John
Africa!
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