Mumia Abu-Jamal

Mumia Abu-Jamal (born Wesley Cook April 24, 1954) is a journalist and political activist, most famous for his 1982 conviction and death sentence for the murder of Daniel Faulkner, a police officer, and for the subsequent mass campaigns for and against him. Technically, he had been awaiting execution in Pennsylvania from 1982 until December 2001 when Federal District Court judge William Yohn overturned Jamal's death sentence. However, Yohn reaffirmed Jamal's conviction, ruling that he will remain in custody indefinitely.

References

• Abu-Jamal, Mumia. Live from Death Row. HarperTrade, 1996. ISBN 0380727668
• Abu-Jamal, Mumia. We Want Freedom : A Life in the Black Panther Party. South End Press, 2004. ISBN 0896087182
• Abu-Jamal, Mumia. Death Blossoms : Reflections from a Prisoner of Conscience. South End Press, 2003. ISBN 0896086992
• Abu-Jamal, Mumia. Faith of Our Fathers: An Examination of the Spiritual Life of African and African-American People. Africa World Press, 2003. ISBN 1592210198
• Abu-Jamal, Mumia. All Things Censored. Seven Stories Press, 2000. ISBN 1583220224
• Amnesty International. The Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Life in the Balance (Open Media Pamphlet Series). Open Media, 2001. ISBN 158322081X
• Lindorff, David. Killing Time. Common Courage Press, 2002. ISBN 1567512283
• Williams, Daniel R. Executing Justice: An Inside Account of the Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal. St. Martin's Press, 2002. ISBN 0375761241