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Mumia Abu-Jamal

Autor(a) de Live from Death Row

27+ Works 1,111 Membros 11 Reviews 4 Favorited

About the Author

Mumia Abu-Jamal is an award-winning journalist & author of two books, "Live from Death Row" & "Death Blossoms", which address prison life from a critical & spiritual perspective. In 1981 he was elected president of the Association of Black Journalists (Philadelphia chapter). His 1982 murder trial & mostrar mais subsequent conviction has raised considerable controversy & criticism for alleged constitutional violations & other improprieties. In spite of his almost two-decade long imprisonment on death row, Abu-Jamal has fought for his freedom & for his profession. He holds a BA from Goddard College & an MA from California State University, Dominguez Hills. His books have sold more than 100,000 copies & have been translated into seven languages. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Obras de Mumia Abu-Jamal

Live from Death Row (1995) 435 cópias
All Things Censored (2000) — Autor — 120 cópias
Still Black, Still Strong (1993) 60 cópias
Why Unions Matter (2012) 3 cópias

Associated Works

The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry (1999) — Contribuinte — 593 cópias
Fire on the Mountain (1988) — Introdução, algumas edições276 cópias
Imagine: Living in a Socialist USA (2014) — Contribuinte — 66 cópias
World War 3 Illustrated #38: Facts on the Ground (2007) — Contribuinte — 5 cópias

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Desde su celda y condenado a muerte, Mumia es capaz de transmitir la fuerza de la vida y su esperanza en la lucha. Unos escritos que se centran en la denuncia de las cárceles, el racismo de los jueces y la implacable represión policial, mientras que otros hablan de sus sentimientos y su dignidad en la resistencia.
 
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Natt90 | outras 3 resenhas | Jul 5, 2022 |
This is a good & thought provoking book. Mumia & Marc talk about several different subjects. At the end of each chapter there is a list of books -- I'm not sure if they are all suggested readings, or some are just books referred to. It is clearly a conversation of 2 intellectuals. And seekers. It gave me the feeling that it was OK to look in different directions and consider different ideas; within reason they weren't trying to reach the right answer. (It was OK to be wrong and learn more & change your mind.)… (mais)
 
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franoscar | Jul 21, 2014 |
We Want Freedom focuses on the men and women who were the Party, as much as on the leadership. By locating the Black Panthers in a struggle centuries old--and in the personal memories of a young man--Mumia Abu-Jamal helps us to understand freedom.
 
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chicagofreedom | 1 outra resenha | Sep 28, 2011 |
El autor se destaca por su lucha contra el racismo en los EEUU, razón por la cual está encarcelado y en el corredor de la muerte
 
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nubedealgodon | outras 3 resenhas | Sep 23, 2010 |

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Obras
27
Also by
5
Membros
1,111
Popularidade
#23,121
Avaliação
3.9
Resenhas
11
ISBNs
62
Idiomas
8
Favorito
4

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