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Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox are the two members of the Angola 3 who, after 35 years, remain in Maximum Security at Angola State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana (Robert King was freed in 2001.) Amnesty International has described their treatment to be "cruel, inhuman and degrading" and have called for their immediate release from prison. Herman's legal team have filed an appeal to the First Circuit Court to Appeals to have his conviction overturned. Albert and Herman's lawyers are preparing to go to trial this summer on a civil lawsuit. To find out more, go to www.angola3.org.
BREAKING NEWS:
Federal Judge Issues Ruling That Could Grant Albert Woodfox a new Trial!
Reactions from Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace
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19:36 Herman Wallace & Albert Woodfox -
Exclusive Interview by POCC Radio Chairman Fred Hampton Jr and Minister of Information JR. Mp3
1) 3:06 Herman on Judicial Politics and the Legacy of Angola- Mp3
Recorded 10-2-07
2) 1:20 The Man of Steel - A Poem by Herman Wallace - Mp3 Recorded 10-2-07
There has been a victory in the Angola 3's Conditions Case!!
To learn more, listen to:
1) 9:28 An Interview with Albert Woodfox- Mp3 Recorded 9-25-07
2) 2:33 Herman's Thoughts- Mp3 Recorded 9-20-07
Update on the Angola 3 Conditions Case from the AP- Word Doc
Anita Roddick, friend and supporter of the Angola 3, passed away on Sept. 11 2007
1) 3:22 Herman's Tribute to Anita Roddick - Mp3 Recorded 9-20-07
2) 1:29 Albert's Tribute to Anita Roddick - Mp3 Recorded 9-25-07
Katrina Tribunal Solidarity Statements by Herman Wallace & Mumia Abu-Jamal
Recorded 8-25-07
1) 2:48 Message to Black Panther Alumni Mp3 Scroll down for a written transcript
2) 3:52 Robert King Rally Speech Mp3 Scroll down for a written transcript
3) 6:38 Update on Herman Mp3 Scroll down for a written transcript
Recorded 8-1-07
1) 1:14 A Poem for Prisoners Mp3
Recorded 6-30-07
A Poem for Prisoners – By Herman Wallace
Copyright 2007/ Herman Wallace
When my eyes are filled with tears, I become blind.
When my emotions overcome my consciousness, my vision becomes distorted.
When my knowledge is limited to my experience, I remain a slave.
Pluck up your courage and dignity and dedicate your life, in this life, for a better humanity.
Herman Wallace, Albert Woodfox and a freed Robert King
Written Transcript for “Message to Black Panther Alumni”:
This is Herman Wallace along with Albert Woodfox, out of solitary confinement here at Angola State Penitentiary at Angola, Louisiana. Greetings comrades and fellow Panther alumni. The Angola 3 reaches out to you, from the belly of the beast. Our fellow Panther alumni recognize the merit of our actions, not our situation. It is not that we have been held captive for over 35 years in prison or that this is important. What is important is that we continue to hold high the principles of the Black Panther Party. Time has changed our bodies but not our resolve nor has it taken our strength. Grey Hairs adorn our heads but each grain is buried and cultivated by wisdom born of life’s disparities. Our souls are battered and bruised but we remain defiant. We lost family members, friends and comrades but our spirits still soar. We, like all of you, at some time in our lives made a conscious decision to become social revolutionaries. Our humanity would not allow us to close our eyes to the horrors waged against the poor, the homeless, the sick, the workers and the artists of this country in the name of the great lie of American Democracy. On with the platform and the philosophy of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, we not only shook the world but we changed America forever. For the Angola 3 the Black Panther Party platform and philosophy has proven to be many things: It has been a shield that has protected us, a weapon used to strike fear into the hearts of the people’s enemy and it has been a door, as a symbol of peace and unity among the people. As you hear these words, we ask that you search deep within yourselves the feel the spirit of our fallen comrades and continue the Panther Creed. You possess the shovel, the dirt and the power to eventually bury the capitalist mode of production. Realize that no matter how long it has been or how much time has changed you, you are still Black Panthers.
Written transcript Robert King Rally Speech:
note: This is comprised of the above message and the following additonal text.
This is an opportunity to once again reaffirm your place in the battle against the enemy of the people. All it takes are choices made by all of you here today. In closing Albert and I ask that you listen to the words of our beloved comrade and friend, Robert King. King was freed by the support of the people along with his own fighting spirit after having served 29 years in solitary confinement. It is this kind of spirit that has allowed us to survive many, many years of darkness and despair. We salute all of you. Power to the People! Free all political prisoners!! Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox
Written transcript of Herman Wallace's 8-1-07 update:
All Power to the People. I’m Herman Wallace talking to you from solitary confinement, here at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. On February the 8th, 2001, the whole world witnessed how the Louisiana Judiciary treats political prisoners. Robert King was innocent of murder and all the present facts are proof of his innocence. Still, fearing a lawsuit against them, the state government offered him a deal that presented no choice. They said, “Plead guilty to a lesser offense and walk free or chance a new trial and face a life sentence.” When King returned from the court that day, he was placed down the hall. Well, King and I were on the same unit at the time and he came to my cell and he explained the situation that the District Attorney put before him. Albert, King and myself… we always fought together. King told me that he and his lawyer, his name was Christopher Abler, had put up a good fight and come close to his freedom. I asked him what he was talking about and he explained that if he had accepted the deal it would have cast a shadow of doubt on his innocence. He said he was turning down the offer because it opposed the principles we had held throughout our long years of solitary confinement.
Now, I understood his position and I also understood the state’s strategy and King and I discussed the matter a whole lot further than what I’m talking about right now. This was not a decision King could make on his own, as being a member of the Angola 3, that’s a life-time commitment for all three of us. Our objective is freedom and to achieve it we must take it one step at a time. We decided to put the matter to a vote, that was between King and I because we had somewhat of a difference of opinion about the matter and so we sent a note to Albert and Zulu, they were on different units and Zulu is another comrade of ours, you’ll probably read more about him on the MySpace site that we have set up right now. At any rate, a note came back with three words, “Go Home, Moja.” Reluctantly, he did just that.
He is a soldier with a cause and though he says owes much to the Angola 3, many of you out there know that it is the Angola 3 that really owes him. All of you have read and learned the facts of this case, born out of a government conspiracy to execute Albert and I in April of 1972. Had it not been for the US Supreme Court ruling in Fermer v Georgia, the death penalty at that time was unconstitutional. Had it not been for that case, we would be [a] stinking corpse today. Since that time, with your support, we have managed to embarrass the government and the Louisiana Judiciary, as we have uncovered volumes of exculpatory evidence and some real prove regarding the actual killer of the murdered prison guard. A close look at the newly discovered facts, indicate clearly that the state did, in fact, know who the killer was. But they used the guard’s murder to frame Albert and I because of our challenge to their corrupt system. The conspiracy was not limited to the Department of Corrections officials, not those only in high places. It crept through the 20th judicial district court in St. Francis there, to the 19th judicial district court in Baton Rouge and it expanded, all the way to the criminal judicial court in New Orleans, all because they illegally gave rewards to prisoners for helping the state frame Albert and I.
We’ve acquired several affidavits from the state’s witnesses, recanting their testimony in ’73 and ’74 and for the first time admitting that they lied and that they were offered deals for all the lies they told. Michael Irving, the sitting judge in my case, had been holding on to this evidence for the past 17 years, refusing to properly rule. On June 10th, 2004, our attorney’s filed a writ of enforcement with the court and so this totally infuriated the judge. It infuriated him to the point that he denied my post-conviction without even responding to any of the new evidence or affidavits that were filed. For those of you who have been closely following this case, you know on November the 7th, 2006, the Court’s commissioner recommended that my conviction be overturned. From that date, pursuant with Louisiana revised statute 137207, Judge Irving had 30 days, only 30 days to rule. The man is 7 months and 3 weeks overdue, overdue for ruling which could illustrate the personal negative interest this judge has in my case.
I’m not on my knees asking for favors. I’m on my feet, with eyes locked and demanding justice. Free Mumia! Free Move 9! Free Marilyn Buck! Free Leonard Peltier and free all political prisoners!! And still defiant… Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox
Herman Wallace clips 9-18-06 Radio Broadcasts
rec 9/18/06
1) 1:24 Message to 40th Anniversary of the Black Panther Party Mp3
2) 1:24 Message to 40th Anniversary of the Black Panther Party Mp3 KPFA Version
3) 1:24 Radio Poem Mp3 Rec. 2-1-05
4) :09 Radio clip Mp3
5) :05 Radio clip Mp3
6) :17 Radio clip Mp3
7) :32 Radio clip Mp3
8) :11 Radio clip Mp3
9) :35 Radio clip Mp3
10) :17 Radio clip Mp3
11) 1:32 Message to the 9/19/06 Rally MP3
All of these clips (except the poem) were recorded on 9-18-06: Herman Joshua Wallace speaking with Noelle Hanrahan from Closed Cell Restriction CCR, at Angola State Penitentary in Angola Louisiana.
Interview with Albert Woodfox, 9-30-06 Word Doc
Herman has spent 39 years in prison, 34 in solitary confinement. 9-19-06 is a crucial evidentiary hearing before the 5th circuit on suppressed evidence, Brady material, that could prove his innocence. And the innocence of his co-defendant Albert Woodfox also in CCR and also has spent 34 years in solitary.
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