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{{Infobox person|name=Sundiata Acoli|image=Sundiata Acoli.png|birth_date=January 14, 1937|nationality=New Afrikan|known=Black liberation movement|birth_place=Decatur, [[Texas]], [[United States of America|United States]]}} | {{Infobox person|name=Sundiata Acoli|image=Sundiata Acoli.png|birth_date=January 14, 1937|nationality=New Afrikan|known=Black liberation movement|birth_place=Decatur, [[Texas]], [[United States of America|United States]]}} | ||
'''Sundiata Acoli''' is a Statesian Black liberation activist who spent 49 years as a political prisoner.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=US political prisoner Sundiata Acoli granted parole after 49 years|date=2022-05-10|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/us-political-prisoner-sundiata-acoli-granted-parole-after-49-years/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613095718/https://www.liberationnews.org/us-political-prisoner-sundiata-acoli-granted-parole-after-49-years/|archive-date=2022-06-13|retrieved=2022-11-25}}</ref> | '''Sundiata Acoli''' is a [[United States of America|Statesian]] Black liberation activist who spent 49 years as a political prisoner.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=US political prisoner Sundiata Acoli granted parole after 49 years|date=2022-05-10|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/us-political-prisoner-sundiata-acoli-granted-parole-after-49-years/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613095718/https://www.liberationnews.org/us-political-prisoner-sundiata-acoli-granted-parole-after-49-years/|archive-date=2022-06-13|retrieved=2022-11-25}}</ref> | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Acoli participated in a voter registration drive in Mississippi in 1964. He joined the Harlem chapter of the [[Black Panther Party]] in 1968.<ref name=":0" /> | Acoli participated in a voter registration drive in [[Mississippi]] in 1964. He joined the Harlem chapter of the [[Black Panther Party]] in 1968.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== Arrest and imprisonment == | == Arrest and imprisonment == | ||
Latest revision as of 18:53, 2 April 2023
Sundiata Acoli | |
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| Born | January 14, 1937 Decatur, Texas, United States |
| Nationality | New Afrikan |
| Known for | Black liberation movement |
Sundiata Acoli is a Statesian Black liberation activist who spent 49 years as a political prisoner.[1]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Acoli participated in a voter registration drive in Mississippi in 1964. He joined the Harlem chapter of the Black Panther Party in 1968.[1]
Arrest and imprisonment[edit | edit source]
Acoli was arrested as part of COINTELPRO in 1969 and imprisoned for two years before being acquitted. In 1973, he and Assata Shakur were arrested again for allegedly killing a police officer despite a lack of evidence. He was imprisoned for 49 years until being granted parole in 2022.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "US political prisoner Sundiata Acoli granted parole after 49 years" (2022-05-10). Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2022-11-25.