Slavery still reigns in US prisons

Robert King, the only one of the Angola 3 who has been released from prison, talks about how he coped with 29 years in solitary confinement.

[@beechjc]

For those opposed to civil activism, you need to remember that if they can do this to one man then they can do it to any one of us. What are you going to do if, heaven forfend, you commit or are falsely accused of a crime, convicted and sent to jail? Will you not expect to be treated humanely whilst incarcerated, given the basic human dignity that is due us all? That is why we can never stop fighting injustice and inequality. That is why we will never stop.

[@suzannemills3062]

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[@Mmmillieifly]

whats the name of the song you are using for the background of your video?

[@vthilton]

Justice, Sharing and Freedom will change the world.

[@angola3news]

Great Video! Thanks AI for the support! Release Herman and Albert along with all political prisoners!

[@CDSoccerdude]

meant Scottsborough boys

[@elizabethfaraone]

Guns and automatic weapons are legal to have in this country. I'm a pacifist. Violence begets violence. My advice is to run away from all forms of ugliness you encounter. If that means leaving the country, go for it. We have never lived in a safe country and the threat of imprisonment looms over everyone's head, especially African Americans and activists in general. Julian Assange isn't even a US citizen, but the US is holding him in the Ecuadorian Embassy (under the guise of British law).

[@card969]

Exactly, I was only stating the truth.

[@Wiggyam]

So much for the land of the free

[@donazeigler8018]

William Lillevik its always been a oxymoron.. land of the free home of the brave built by slaves... for a free country and the self proclaimed best country In The world we sure have a bad history of treating immigrants and minority’s like less than human beings.. it’s always been a pretty lie that gets covered up by the wealth and glamour of this nation

[@Wiggyam]

Max Larsen gladly

[@Bionistar]

Bernie Sanders 2016! He is the only candidate who wants to address issues of inequality, minority oppression, and corruption! Hillary represents the corporate media and the banks, while Republicans will not address these issues! Bernie Sanders is the only reasonable candidate!

[@nonenone9338]

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[@poeticpagesmig16]

Free Albert Woodfox!

[@dusty8512]

you mean prisoners are made to work damn, thats harsh. so what did Robert King do? it dose not really say dose it

[@AXEROCKER1]

a little test folks, wont take but a minute. write down the Name of yours on a piece of paper and tape it on the wall with the name facing outward toward yourself. step back 10 feet from the sheet of paper facing yourself. point at that Name and say that is who you are........now ask yourself this...... how can i be standing here where I am standing, and be on that piece of paper too at the same time? am i claiming to being a God? many places at one time. am i lying about mys...elf? whose words are on that piece of paper then? answers: i dont know,yes, yes, and the Corporations....do the same thing with the SSN, Prints of yours down town at the Cop shop, lol, Numbers on the Drivers License, Photo on the Drivers license, the Big Name on the Drivers License, there are many Corporate things you claim to own and being, oh and stand in front of the mirror and ask yourself if that image is really yourself or not..........then ask yourself, why in the hell am i lying?

[@CDSoccerdude]

OK slavery is wrong and sometimes people are given unfair sentences that force them into unwonted punishment. The political prisoners such as the Angola 3 or the Jackson 5 should have been released long before they were and in the case of the remaining 2 prisoners they should be released. I agree with that. But for those cases that are the majority, where criminals are guilty, hard labor is a necessary punishment.

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

He probably was a murderer.

[@AzraelBRB]

lol and what draws you to that conclusion? nothing to do with his skin huh?

[@elizabethfaraone]

No one deserves hard labor. You're sick.

[@card969]

lol you will go to jail if you do a crime. Or karma will kick your ass which imo will be alot more funny.

[@dusty8512]

if he was starved, beaten, denied water and sleep then id feel for him. but slavery bs

[@CDSoccerdude]

why do you have to insult me because you disagree with me? All I'm saying is that it's not slavery if it's punishment for something you actually did. If someone robbed you, wouldn't you want them to be punished for their crime? It's only fair. Sitting in a US prison somewhere which frankly are more luxurious than many homes in the US is not punishment for a crime, hard labor is. Please respond with a little dignity next time.

[@CDSoccerdude]

The thirteenth amendment says that slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist in america "except in cases where the accused shall be dully convicted." that's what I am arguing. hard labor should be kept as a punishment because it is effective for those who deserve it. It is unfortunate and wrong that people should be punished for crimes they didn't commit but should continue to be enforced in US prisons