Live from Death Row

by Mumia Abu-Jamal

Book Overview

A rare and courageous voice speaking from a place we fear to know: Mumia Abu-Jamal must be heard. --Alice Walker

Resonates with the moral force of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter From Birmingham Jail. -Boston Globe

After twenty years on death row, Mumia Abu-Jamal was released from his death sentence . . . but not the conviction. This once prominent radio reporter was convicted for the murder of Philadelphia...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380727668
• ISBN13: 9780380727667
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Amazing book from an amazing author

Mumia is brilliant, articulate and insightful. An author with a unique perspective carved from experience. Innocent or guilty, these facts remain.

Opens up your mind

The essays that Mumia writes here offer the reader an insight in the criminal justice system that you could only see if you are inside it. When reading this essays,the reader gets the feeling of depression, isolation, sadness and of despair that any person on death row might be feeling. To me, anytime that a reader can feel the emotion of a story, the writer has achieved a point. Now whether or not you agree with the death penalty, I think that you should read this book. It will force you to think about you position and see it justice is really being served. The irony now is that someone else has finally come forward and admitted to the murder that Mumia was convicted of, but Mumia is still in a life or death battle to be freed. I think that the reader will enjoy this book and be overwhelmed by the emotion

Moving and Inspirational

I cant express in words how much this book spoke to me. There isnt a single person who should not read this book. Most people say "it tells of the conditions of our prison system" well it does that, but He says so much more. "Live From Death Row" is a tesament to the flaws of modern society, and as participants of that society we should under stand it. This book invokes understanding, as well as rage. I pity all those who havnt taken the time to take his words whole heartedly.

Voice of the Voiceless

As a vehement supporter of Mumia's freedom, I realize that perhaps I am not the best person to objectively review this book. But, from my standpoint, this is an extremely, extremely powerful work of literature. The vivid accounts or other prisoners' being violated are chilling and thought-provoking. And once he gets to himself, it only escalates in brilliance. This is a book to read at least once, supporter or not.

MUST READ

Mumia Abu-Jamal's testimony of prison life is a shocking and fascinating book to read. After reading the final sections written by Mumia's lawyer, Leonard Weinglass, it's hard to believe Mumia had even a remotely fair trial.