Live From Death Row by Mumia Abu-Jamal

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"They want me to die alone—silently." —Mumia Abu-Jamal

"His voice is vital and strong…The power of his voice is rooted in his defiance of those determined to silence him. Magically, Mumia’s words are clarified, purified by the toxic strata of resistance through which they must penetrate to reach us. Like the blues. Like jazz." —John Edgar Wideman

Once a prominent radio reporter, Mumia Abu-Jamal is now in Pennsylvania prison awaiting his state-sanctioned execution. In 1982 he was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner after a trial many have criticized as profoundly biased.

Live from Death Row is a collection of his prison writings—an impassioned yet unflinching account of the brutalities and humiliations of prison life. It is also a scathing indictment of racism and political bias in the U.S. judicial system that is certain to fuel the controversy surrounding the death penalty and freedom of speech.

"A tough, true, timely book. You cannot read it and remain unmoved." —E.L. Doctorow

"A rare and courageous voice speaking from a place we fear to know: Mumia Abu-Jamal must be heard. " –Alice Walker

Avon Books, 1996, Paperback, 188pp

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