Live from Death Row

by Mumia Abu-Jamal

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...This book was eye opening to say the very least. It made me look at the death penalty in a very different light. FREE MUMIA! (

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pinkcrayon99 | May 13, 2009 |

An excellent read, based on the life and the lives of those who are on Death Row and the statistics to back up racial injustices. (

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nutty7688 | Apr 9, 2009 |

The story of Mumia Abu-Jamal as told by himself from his cell on death row. Powerfully told. An illustration of societal issue and controversy surrounding the death penalty. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Mumia Abu-Jamal	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Weinglass, Leonard I.	Postface	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Wideman, John Edgar	Introduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Once a prominent radio reporter, Mumia Abu-Jamal is now in a Pennsylvania prison awaiting his state-sactioned 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 American judicial system that is certain to fuel the controversy surrounding the death penalty and freedom of speech.

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A Peabody Award-winning radio reporter and convicted prisoner awaiting the death penalty presents an scathing account of the brutalities and humiliations of prison life while criticizing the racism and political bias in the American judicial system.