Happy Wednesday POU! Today's entry in our political prisoners profiles has an interesting twist. Veronza Bowers would have been granted parole but an intervention by a member of the Bush Administration revoked the parole and he has remained in prison despite being a model prisoner. First, the background: On September 15, 1973, Veronza Bowers, Jr. was arrested in Mill … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Forgotten Panthers – Political Prisoners in the U.S.
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Tuesday Open Thread: Forgotten Panthers – Political Prisoners in the U.S.
Good Mornng POU! We continue our look at former members of the Black Panther Party that are serving decades long prison sentences for crimes they more than likely did not commit. Today's entry is taken from a 2016 article in the Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska). After 45 years in prison, question remains: Cop killer or political prisoner? Each year, fewer people alive … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Forgotten Panthers – Political Prisoners in the U.S.
Monday Open Thread: Forgotten Panthers – Political Prisoners in the U.S.
This week we will take a look at some lesser known members of the original Black Panther Party that are either still in prison or served decades for crimes in which the evidence did not prove they actually committed them. Marshall "Eddie" Conway (born April 23, 1946) was a leading member of the Baltimore chapter of the Black Panther Party who in 1971 was convicted of murder … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Forgotten Panthers – Political Prisoners in the U.S.