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40 Years a Prisoner

My first involvementwith them was I was court appointedas standby counsel to represent one...

My first involvement
with them was I was court appointed
as standby counsel to represent one of
the three defendants who were being charged with
having created a riot on the seventh floor
of City Hall

Full Transcript

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My first involvement with them was
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I was court appointed as standby counsel
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to represent one of the three defendants who were
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being charged with having created a riot
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on the seventh floor of City Hall.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:58
Uploaded
Jun 03, 2025
Genres
documentary, crime
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

Philadelphia native Tommy Oliver follows the efforts of Mike Africa Jr. to exonerate his parents, both incarcerated members of the revolutionary group MOVE.
And got, kinda got to know them, - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:16
And got, kinda got to know them,
They felt that man should return, basically, - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:07
They felt that man should return, basically,
In my mind, it was almost like the Lockean philosophy - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:09
In my mind, it was almost like the Lockean philosophy
I mean, you know, a city with millions of people, - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:07
I mean, you know, a city with millions of people,
To have somebody who was educated, - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:09
To have somebody who was educated,
I, I can't believe this." - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:06
I, I can't believe this."
They were sold a bill of goods in the sense of their beliefs. - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:04
They were sold a bill of goods in the sense of their beliefs...
It just means that they were basing - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:12
It just means that they were basing
And the rub came because they were really committed - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:07
And the rub came because they were really committed
Debbie Africa, wearing the dungarees, - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:17
Debbie Africa, wearing the dungarees,
Once the whole thing of who is my mother, - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:17
Once the whole thing of who is my mother,
I was born in House of Correction - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:06
I was born in House of Correction
So, my mother - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:17
So, my mother
The first time I actually saw her was on a prison trip. - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:27
The first time I actually saw her was on a prison trip.
And the way it was set up was like - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:13
And the way it was set up was like
Before she came out of that area, - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:07
Before she came out of that area,
Different women just coming out. Black ones, white ones, - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:07
Different women just coming out. Black ones, white ones,
And then when she came out, I remember thinking, - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:07
And then when she came out, I remember thinking,
MOVE is nothing special. - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:14
MOVE is nothing special.
But I also wanna tell you, as an old retired police chief, - 40 Years a Prisoner 00:12
But I also wanna tell you, as an old retired police chief,