Albert Woodfox had four decades in solitary confinement he was imprisoned
solitary confinement he was imprisoned
solitary confinement he was imprisoned here man angola state penitentiary for
here man angola state penitentiary for
here man angola state penitentiary for most of his life but it was an incident
most of his life but it was an incident
most of his life but it was an incident a year after his arrival at Angola that
a year after his arrival at Angola that
a year after his arrival at Angola that would change the course of Albert’s life
would change the course of Albert’s life
would change the course of Albert’s life a prison guard was found murdered Albert
a prison guard was found murdered Albert
a prison guard was found murdered Albert believes he and two other inmates were
believes he and two other inmates were
believes he and two other inmates were framed because of their affiliation with
framed because of their affiliation with
framed because of their affiliation with the Black Panthers they became known as
the Black Panthers they became known as
the Black Panthers they became known as the Angola three Angola three consist of
the Angola three Angola three consist of
the Angola three Angola three consist of myself I’m a wireless who passed away
myself I’m a wireless who passed away
myself I’m a wireless who passed away [Music]
you know John’s Black Panther Party
you know John’s Black Panther Party while still in prison
while still in prison
while still in prison we became active we campaign and we
we became active we campaign and we
we became active we campaign and we various protests against institutional
various protests against institutional
various protests against institutional racism sexual slavery brutality and debt
racism sexual slavery brutality and debt
racism sexual slavery brutality and debt by security staff and prisoners upon one
by security staff and prisoners upon one
by security staff and prisoners upon one another as a result of young you know
another as a result of young you know
another as a result of young you know having a low level of conscience as to
having a low level of conscience as to
having a low level of conscience as to what was going
what was going
what was going on his 69th birthday after 43 years and
on his 69th birthday after 43 years and
on his 69th birthday after 43 years and 10 months in solitary Albert Woodfox
10 months in solitary Albert Woodfox
10 months in solitary Albert Woodfox became the last of the Angola 3 to be
became the last of the Angola 3 to be
became the last of the Angola 3 to be released
released
released Albert’s body finally followed his mind
Albert’s body finally followed his mind
Albert’s body finally followed his mind to freedom I have four beautiful great
to freedom I have four beautiful great
to freedom I have four beautiful great grandkids and I would like them to be
grandkids and I would like them to be
grandkids and I would like them to be judged on their abilities you know not
judged on their abilities you know not
judged on their abilities you know not ethnicity or the color of their skin I
ethnicity or the color of their skin I
ethnicity or the color of their skin I had textures or physical features you
had textures or physical features you
had textures or physical features you know I would not want them 10 15 20
know I would not want them 10 15 20
know I would not want them 10 15 20 years from now to be fighting the same
years from now to be fighting the same
years from now to be fighting the same battles that I’ve been fighting most of
battles that I’ve been fighting most of
battles that I’ve been fighting most of my life
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