4/11: Black Panther and Former Prisoner Robert Hillary King to Speak

“I was born in the U.S.A. Born black, born poor. Is it then any wonder that I have spent most of my life in prison?” --Robert Hillary King Come hear Robert Hillary King’s powerful story & learn about the campaign to free his Angola 3 comrades Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace, who are still serving life sentences despite much evidence of their innocence. What: Robert Hillary King, Black Panther and former member of the Angola 3 When: Saturday, April 11, Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Where: First Universalist Church of Rochester, 150 S. Clinton Ave. Free and Open to the public **Special Event** Special Free Pre-Event Dinner at 6pm For anyone who has ever been incarcerated and guest. Chicken, Greens, Rice & Beans, Dessert Call to sign up for dinner no later than April 9: 317-2367 or 615-1626 **Endorsements/Tabling** Want to endorse this event or table from 6:30-7pm? Contact Ted at Knight0440@yahoo.com In 1970, a jury convicted Robert Hillary King (formerly known as Robert King Wilkerson) of a crime he did not commit and sentenced him to 35 years in prison. While locked inside Louisiana’s notorious Angola State Penitentiary, an 18,000-acre former slave plantation, he became a member of the Black Panther Party, organizing prisoners to improve conditions. In return, prison authorities beat him, starved him, and gave him life without parole after framing him for a second crime. He was thrown into solitary confinement, where he remained in a six-by-nine foot cell for 29 years as one of "the Angola 3." In 2001, the state of Louisiana grudgingly acknowledged his innocence and set him free.

<p>“I was born in the U.S.A. Born black, born poor. Is it then any wonder that I have spent most of my life in prison?” --Robert Hillary King</p> <p>Come hear Robert Hillary King’s powerful story &amp;amp; learn about the campaign to free his Angola 3 comrades Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace, who are still serving life sentences despite much evidence of their innocence.</p> <p>What: Robert Hillary King, Black Panther and former member of the Angola 3</p> <p>When: Saturday, April 11, Doors open at 6:30 p.m.</p> <p>Where: First Universalist Church of Rochester, 150 S. Clinton Ave.</p> <p>Free and Open to the public</p> <p>**Special Event**<br /> Special Free Pre-Event Dinner at 6pm<br /> For anyone who has ever been incarcerated and guest.<br /> Chicken, Greens, Rice &amp;amp; Beans, Dessert<br /> Call to sign up for dinner no later than April 9:<br /> 317-2367 or 615-1626</p> <p>**Endorsements/Tabling**</p> <p>Want to endorse this event or table from 6:30-7pm? Contact Ted at <a href="mailto:Knight0440@yahoo.com">Knight0440@yahoo.com</a></p> <p>In 1970, a jury convicted Robert Hillary King (formerly known as Robert King Wilkerson) of a crime he did not commit and sentenced him to 35 years in prison. While locked inside Louisiana’s notorious Angola State Penitentiary, an 18,000-acre former slave plantation, he became a member of the Black Panther Party, organizing prisoners to improve conditions. In return, prison authorities beat him, starved him, and gave him life without parole after framing him for a second crime. He was thrown into solitary confinement, where he remained in a six-by-nine foot cell for 29 years as one of "the Angola 3."</p> <p>In 2001, the state of Louisiana grudgingly acknowledged his innocence and set him free.</p>