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SUPER excited about this one…. I‘m a huge follower of those who have been exonerated from being wrongfully imprisoned and here‘s yet another story told….

#antiracistbookfestival
I really have enjoyed these virtual opportunities, bright spot in the pandemic. Very interesting and heartbreaking to listen to this man who spent 40+ years in prison, in solitary.
*best quote “the mouth will say anything, the ass is the proof”. Yup

A vile street criminal who was already in prison and probably would've stayed there for the rest of his life anyway is falsely accused of killing a prison guard, and spends forty-four years in solitary confinement. What follows is a 414-page exercise in self-pity. Those gullible enough to fall for this nonsense are also dumb enough to enjoy Robin DiAngelo's "White Fragility." But for those who like to think, you might want to skip this one.

#12Booksof2920 #Day3
I had to put this book down & take a break so many times. I did not report on it in Litsy; too raw, violent, claustrophobic,stunning, visceral, gut wrenching- even these words are not powerful enough.This extraordinary man, Woodfox, survived 40+ years in Louisiana‘s notorious Angola prison in solitary confinement for the murder a prison guard,which he did not commit.#Angola3. Nominated for National Book Award & Nobel Prize.

#CrushTheRush #ProgressItDecember

5⭐️

Wow! What an inspiration to what the human spirit can endure, overcome & rise above. This is one that will stay with me forever.

As someone who, once upon a time, had aspirations of becoming a lawyer, the repeated acts of prosecutorial misconduct, heinous acts of compliant racism & hate repeatedly shown to #AlbertWoodfox #TheAngolaThree, as well as countless others, break my ♥️ & boil my 🩸

📸 c/o Google

Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob, and degrade them, neither persons nor poverty will be safe. - Frederick Douglas

#StowePrize2020 #AlbertWoodfox #AngolaThree#HarrietBeecherStoweHouse
Viewed this interview tonight with my family. Timely, powerful, thought provoking. In awe of this man‘s endurance, resilience, activism, & advocacy for himself & others,during his horrific 40+ years in solitary confinement at the notorious Angola prison in Louisiana. The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center of Hartford, Connecticut, awarded Woodfox with 2020 Stowe Prize.

Another rough read, but a very important look at the prison system, abuses, and ultimately redemption. There are a few descriptions of men on men rape, so be weary of there are triggers as well as lots of descriptions of violence. He owns his walk though. To be in solitary for almost 4 decades on and off. Wow.

Good book but a monotonous read at times. A story that definitely should be told.

Here‘s a pic of just of a few of the many law books on our shelves. What can I say, I‘m a lawyer married to a lawyer. The tagged book is on my #tbr. It is written by a man who spent decades in solitary in the infamous Angola prison for a crime he did not commit and managed to retain his humanity and hope. #ifoughtthelaw #anglophileapril

My boy took my place when I got up to make tea! Yep, that's how I feel about this book too...