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5 dic 2023 · LISTEN: GPB's Peter Biello speaks with Mosi Secret, host of "Radical," a new podcast exploring the lesser-known reasons why Imam Jamil was convicted for the murder of a sheriff's deputy in Atlanta in March 2000. 'Radical', a podcast about the surveillance and trial of H. Rap Brown/Imam Jamil Al-Amin, launches Tuesday, December 5, 2023.
27 dic 2019 · Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin (H. Rap Brown) broke it down 49 years ago. 20 minutes of truth, knowledge, and systemic analysis. As relevant as ever.
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At a Glance …. Born Hubert Gerold Brown (became known as H. Rap Brown in the late 1960s; took name Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin in the 1970s), October 4, 1943, in Baton Rouge, LA; son of Eddie C. (an oil company worker) and Thelma (Warren) Brown; married, wife ’ s name Karima; children: C. Ali, Kairi. Education: Attended Southern University, 1960-64.
1. H Rap Brown, whose birth name is Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, was a prominent figure in the civil rights movement in the 1960s. He served as the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and was known for his fiery speeches advocating for black liberation and self-defense.
BROWN, Hubert Gerold ("H. Rap") (b. 4 October 1943 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana), political activist and head of the Nonviolent Action Group (NAG), who in 1967 was elected chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), but became increasingly militant and was listed on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in 1970.
6 mar 2024 · Though H. Rap Brown had moved on, his troubles were not over. In 2000, he was arrested for shooting and killing one sheriff’s deputy and wounding another. He was found guilty of the charges in 2002, receiving a sentence of life in prison. Surprisingly, both of the police officers whom Brown was convicted of shooting were African American.
H. Rap Brown è stato rilasciato dal carcere nel 1976. In libertà vigilata, ha avviato un’attività ad Atlanta, in Georgia. Ha anche lavorato come docente e scrittore alla fine degli anni ‘1970. Dopo essersi convertito all’Islam in prigione e aver preso il nome, Jamil Abdullah al-Amin, Brown è diventato anche un leader musulmano.
