Chokwe Lumumba
Chokwe Lumumba is a activist, attorney, and a co-founder and
member of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement. He has represented a number of political prisoners and activists and well as been active in organizing for the Republic of New
Afrika (RNA).
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![Chokwe Lumumba speaks about Pontiac Brothers](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
In January, 1981, Chokwe Lumumba speaks to a gathering of people at the Moncada Library. The primary topic of his speech is the Pontiac Brothers (30 prisoners) and the rebellion that occurred on July 2, 1978 in the Pontiac Prison in Pontiac, Illinois. Lumumba give an overview of the event by talking about the 1,000 (+) prisoners who rebelled against the inhumane, filthy, brutal, and overcrowded conditions and the ramifications of the rebellion. The Pontiac Rebellion is often compared to the more widely known Attica Rebellion in the Attica Correctional Facility in Attica, New York, which occurred in 1971.
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