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Romaine ‘Chip’ Fitzgerald has a parole hearing set for<br>
September 26th. We are asking all supporters of<br>
political prisoners to support Chip and do your part<br>
to free this man.<br><br>
Chip has the “dubious distinction” of being the<br>
longest held political prisoner in the United States.<br>
Held since 1969, he is serving a life sentence for a<br>
crime he did not commit: the killing of security<br>
guard, Barge Miller.<br><br>
Weeks prior to the killing of the guard, Chip had also<br>
been involved in a shoot-out with a CHP officer, who<br>
later admitted that had orders to shoot-to-kill<br>
members of the Southern California Black Panther<br>
Party. <br><br>
During the altercation Chip received a gunshot wound<br>
to the head. He was still recovering from the wound<br>
when the security guard was killed. <br><br>
Chip admits defending himself with the CHP officer but<br>
is adamant about his innocence in the death of Barge<br>
Miller. It is important to note that these<br>
altercations took place during the same period as the<br>
targeting of Geronimo Ji Jaga Pratt, an LA Black<br>
Panther who served 27 years in prison for a murder he<br>
did not commit.<br><br>
It was later discover that the FBI and other policing<br>
agencies had, as their policy, orders to neutralize<br>
and destroy the Black Panther Party. As part of that<br>
campaign leaders were assassinated and falsely accused<br>
for crimes they did not commit. Chip is one of these<br>
people.<br><br>
Now Chip has a real possibility of walking through<br>
those prison gates a free man, but he needs your help.<br><br>
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Chip needs people to send letters on his behalf. The<br>
more that is sent the stronger message is delivered.<br>
Please take action now.<br><br>
Please check out the ABCF’s Chip Fitzgerald Freedom<br>
Campaign website. There you will find a sample letter<br>
that you can print out and send in. THIS IS SOMETHING<br>
THAT CANNOT WAIT. PLEASE ACT NOW. <br><br>
Chip Fitzgerald Freedom Campaign:<br>
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