Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin/H. "Rap" Brown
Hubert Gerold "Rap" Brown, Replaced Stokley Carmichael As Chairman Of The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) On May 12, 1967.
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, As He Is Known Today, Was Born In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, On October 4, 1963. While Attending Southern University (1960 to 1964), He Joined SNCC. He Became Alabama Project Director In 1966.
By 1968, Brown Had Become Less Of A Pacifist And Joined The Black Panther Party. He Developed A Reputation As An "Extremist" He Characterized Violence As A Vital Tool For Blacks -- Saying It Was "As American As Cherry Pie." He Was Also Associated With The 1960's Rallying Call, "Burn, Baby, Burn," And Was Arrested And Charged With Inciting People To Riot And Commit Arson.
H. "Rap" Brown Went To Prison Several Times Between 1967 And 1970. In 1971, He Was Eventually Shot And Captured By New York City Police During An Armed Robbery. Sentenced To Five To Fifteen Years At Attica State Prison, Brown Was Paroled In 1976. Converting To Islam, He Changed His Name To Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin.
After His Release From Prison, Al-Amin Opened A Grocery Store In Atlanta. In March, 2000, Two Police Officers, Aldranon English And Ricky Kinchen, Attempted To Serve Al-Amin With A Warrant For What They Said Were "Minor Charges." Al-Amin Opened Fire On The Men With An Assault Rifle. Both Were Wounded. Kinchen Died Of His Wounds In A Georgia Hospital. Al-Amin Was Arrested Four Days After The Shootings In White Hall, Alabama.
Al-Amin Was Convicted Of 13 Criminal Charges, Including The Murder Of Deputy Kinchen. Four Days Later, He Was Sentenced To Life In Prison Without The Possibility Of Parole And Sent To Georgia State Prison. In 2007 He Was Transferred To Another Prison In Florence, Colorado, Where He Remains In Solitary Confinement.
The Fight For His Release From Prison Continues.
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert gaddy, Jr.
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, As He Is Known Today, Was Born In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, On October 4, 1963. While Attending Southern University (1960 to 1964), He Joined SNCC. He Became Alabama Project Director In 1966.
By 1968, Brown Had Become Less Of A Pacifist And Joined The Black Panther Party. He Developed A Reputation As An "Extremist" He Characterized Violence As A Vital Tool For Blacks -- Saying It Was "As American As Cherry Pie." He Was Also Associated With The 1960's Rallying Call, "Burn, Baby, Burn," And Was Arrested And Charged With Inciting People To Riot And Commit Arson.
H. "Rap" Brown Went To Prison Several Times Between 1967 And 1970. In 1971, He Was Eventually Shot And Captured By New York City Police During An Armed Robbery. Sentenced To Five To Fifteen Years At Attica State Prison, Brown Was Paroled In 1976. Converting To Islam, He Changed His Name To Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin.
After His Release From Prison, Al-Amin Opened A Grocery Store In Atlanta. In March, 2000, Two Police Officers, Aldranon English And Ricky Kinchen, Attempted To Serve Al-Amin With A Warrant For What They Said Were "Minor Charges." Al-Amin Opened Fire On The Men With An Assault Rifle. Both Were Wounded. Kinchen Died Of His Wounds In A Georgia Hospital. Al-Amin Was Arrested Four Days After The Shootings In White Hall, Alabama.
Al-Amin Was Convicted Of 13 Criminal Charges, Including The Murder Of Deputy Kinchen. Four Days Later, He Was Sentenced To Life In Prison Without The Possibility Of Parole And Sent To Georgia State Prison. In 2007 He Was Transferred To Another Prison In Florence, Colorado, Where He Remains In Solitary Confinement.
The Fight For His Release From Prison Continues.
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert gaddy, Jr.
Rap Brown Interview - Part 1
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