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Harlem says 'Free Mumia'
By
Monica Moorehead
New York
Published Apr 27, 2005 4:48 PM
On Mumia Abu-Jamal's 51st birthday, his supporters demand his freedom.
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Chants of “Death row, hell no!’” and “Brick by brick,
wall by wall, we’re gonna free Mumia Abu-Jamal” resonated on the
streets of Harlem April 23 with a spirited march in support of the
African-American revolutionary journalist and political prisoner. Hundreds of
Abu-Jamal supporters met at the Harlem State Office Building, then marched to
the historic Schomburg Library of African American History and Culture and wound
up at the Salem United Methodist Church for a standing-room-only indoor rally.
April 23 in New York City.
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The demonstration occurred one day before the 51st birthday of Abu-Jamal, who
has spent almost 23 years on Pennsylvania’s death row following a
first-degree murder conviction for the 1981 killing of a white cop. Evidence
suppressed by the courts and the police points to Abu-Jamal’s innocence.
The speak ers and cultural performers emphasized the urgent need to continue
building broad, mass pressure on the repressive judicial system to grant
Abu-Jamal a new trial. Rally participants included Pam Africa, former New York
City Mayor David Dinkins, City Council members Margarita Lopez and Bill Perkins,
Herman Ferguson, Nana Soul, Larry Holmes, Brenda Stokely, Camille Yarborough,
Spirit Child and an audio taped greeting from Abu-Jamal.
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