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| Author | Mumia Abu-Jamal |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Memoir |
Publication date | May 1995 |
| Publication place | United States |
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Live from Death Row, published in May 1995, is a memoir by Mumia Abu-Jamal, an American journalist and activist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is known for having been convicted of the murder of a city police officer and sentenced to death in 1982, in a trial that Amnesty International suspected of lacking impartiality.[1][2][3][4] Abu-Jamal wrote this book while on death row. He has always maintained his innocence. Publishers Addison-Wesley paid Abu-Jamal a $30,000 advance for the book.
Reports that Abu-Jamal would be paid for the book resulted in protests. In a case decided in Federal appeals court, it ruled that he had the right to be paid for commentary and writings. This is the first of several books that he has published which were completed in prison. His sentence was commuted to life in prison without parole in 2011, after he had been held for 29 years on death row.
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- ^ Featherstone, Liza. "Abu-Jamal and Son of Sam." Columbia Journalism Review. September/October 1995, Vol. 34 Issue 3: 9-10.
- ^ Tabor, Mary B.W. "Book Notes." New York Times. 15 February 1995: C14.
- ^ "USA: A life in the balance - the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal | Amnesty International". 2008-12-01. Archived from the original on 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
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