“A Time Before Fear”: Notes From a Black Panther Who Spent 41 Years Behind Bars
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Among those familiar with his life story, the name Russell “Maroon” Shoatz is synonymous with freedom. His childhood and early adulthood were spent on the streets of Philadelphia, where he transformed himself from a gang member into a dedicated community organizer at the height of the city’s struggle for Black liberation. Arrested in connection with an attack on a park guard in Philly’s…