Russell Shoatz
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Russell Shoatz was an American Black liberation activist, former Black Panther, and political prisoner known for his decades-long incarceration and writings on revolutionary struggle and prison abolition.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Russell Shoatz canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Black liberation activist
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human ⓘ member of the Black Panther Party ⓘ political prisoner ⓘ |
| advocates |
abolition of prisons
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armed self-defense in the context of Black liberation ⓘ community self-determination ⓘ |
| area of activism |
anti-imperialism
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anti-racism ⓘ prisoners’ rights ⓘ |
| cause of notoriety |
decades-long incarceration as a political prisoner
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writings on prison abolition ⓘ writings on revolutionary struggle ⓘ |
| country of citizenship | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| described as |
former Black Panther
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lifelong revolutionary ⓘ prison intellectual ⓘ |
| ethnic group | African American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Shoatz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| has written about |
connections between colonialism and the prison system
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critique of mass incarceration in the United States ⓘ history of Black resistance in the United States ⓘ organizational forms of revolutionary movements ⓘ |
| inspired |
Black liberation activists in the United States
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younger generations of abolitionist organizers ⓘ |
| known for |
influential essays circulated in radical and abolitionist movements
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leadership in Black liberation organizing from prison ⓘ |
| language of work or name | English ⓘ |
| member of |
Black Liberation Army
NERFINISHED
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Black Panther Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Black liberation movement
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prison abolition movement ⓘ |
| name | Russell Shoatz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notable work |
“Black Liberation on My Mind”
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“Free the Land!” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Liberation or Gangsterism” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Dragon and the Hydra: A Historical Study of Organizational Methods” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
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political organizer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| place of activity | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place of detention | Pennsylvania state prisons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| political ideology |
Black nationalism
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revolutionary socialism ⓘ |
| sex or gender | male ⓘ |
| subject of | campaigns for his release by prison abolition groups ⓘ |
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