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Mumia Abu-Jamal
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Born
April 23
,
1954
·
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Birth name
Wesley Cook
Mini Bio
Mumia Abu-Jamal was born on April 23, 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for
Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt? (1998)
,
All Power to the People! (the Black Panther Party and Beyond) (1996)
and
Justice on Trial: The Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal (2010)
.
Trivia
Many liberal Hollywood celebrities have come to his defense, including
Martin Sheen
,
Whoopi Goldberg
,
Michael Moore
,
Edward James Olmos
,
Mike Farrell
and
Edward Asner
, demanding that he be given a new trial.
Journalist and novelist.
Founding member of Black Panther Party in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Is the subject of the song "Voice Of The Voiceless" by
Rage Against the Machine
.
As of 2011 he is off death row and serving a life sentence with no chance of parole.
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