Writing on the wall

selected prison writings of Mumia Abu-Jamal

333 pages

English language

Published Dec. 26, 2015

ISBN:
978-0-87286-675-1
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OCLC Number:
875240201

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"From the first slave writings to contemporary hip hop, the canon of African American literature offers a powerful counter-narrative to dominant notions of American culture, history, and politics. Resonant with voices of prophecy and resistance, the African American literary tradition runs deep with emancipatory currents that have had an indelible impact on the United States and the world. Mumia Abu-Jamal has been one of our most important contributors to this canon for decades, writing from the confines of the US prison system to give voice to those most silenced by chronic racism, impoverishment, and injustice. Writing on the Wall is a selection of one hundred previously unpublished essays that crystalize Mumia Abu-Jamal's essential perspectives on community, politics, power, social change, and US history. From discussions of Rosa Parks and Trayvon Martin to John Walker Lindh and Edward Snowden, Abu-Jamal articulates lucid, humorous, and often prescient insight into the past, present, …

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Subjects

  • Politics and government
  • Social conditions
  • Civil rights
  • Administration of Justice
  • History

Places

  • United States

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