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Robert King of Angola 3 to speak at University of Texas [Austin]

Former Black Panther and political prisoner Robert King will be at UT to tell the inspiring true story about his struggle for justice inside one of America’s most notorious prisons.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008
7:00 pm
Univ. of Texas GEO 2.324 (now JGB; the building by the MLK statue)

Robert King spent 29 years in solitary confinement for a crime he did not commit until his conviction was overturned in 2001. Two innocent men, Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox remain imprisoned and have been in solitary confinement longer than any known living inmates: 36 years. All three were targeted by prison officials in the 1970s for forming the only prison chapter of the Black Panther Party, and are collectively known as the Angola 3.

King and the Angola 3 have recently been featured on NBC Nightly News, BBC, and in newspapers across the country and the world. Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Rep. John Conyers, Amnesty International and the A.C.L.U. have advocated for state and federal investigations into the cases as well as the conditions at Angola.

For more information: www.Angola3.org
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