Democracy Now : December 9 : The Trial Of Mumia Abu Jamal

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PZ0287.210

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Democracy Now : December 9 : The Trial Of Mumia Abu Jamal / Pacifica Foundation| Produced by Julie Drizin and Amy Goodman| hosted by Amy Goodman. - Democracy Now is a daily election year program which takes an in-depth look at the political landscape and interviews visionaries from all walks of life, including members of grassroots organizations who challenge the status quo. - CONTENT: pt.1. Political headlines (3:00) -- pt.2. Today is the 15th anniversary of the arrest of Mumia Abu Jamal, the African American journalist who in 1982 was convicted of killing a white police officer, Daniel Faulkner, and was sent to death row| Safiya Bukhari, co-chair of the Free Mumia Abu Jamal coalition| discussion about the day of action on Wall Street. (16:00) -- pt.3. Friends and supporters of Mario Savio, held an emotional memorial service for the man known as the founder of the Free Speech Movement at the University of California at Berkeley (19:00) -- pt.4. More on Mario Savio memorial (17:00) - Broadcast December 9, 1996.

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Pacifica National Programming

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59:00

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