Mumia Abu-Jamal
Mumia Abu-Jamal is an American political activist and journalist who was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in 1982 for the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner. While on death row, he wrote and commented on the criminal justice system in the United States. After numerous appeals, his death sentence was overturned by a federal court.
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- Born in
- Philadelphia
- Educated at
- Goddard CollegeBenjamin Franklin High School
- Awards
- 🏆 War Resisters League Peace Award🏆 honorary citizen of Paris🏆 Erich Mühsam Award
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1954
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