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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
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
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
- ↑ 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.