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Book Chapter
Coalitions
2012
Overview
While Ben Chavis, the Wilmington Ten, and the Charlotte Three continued to work on their appeals, prison inmates rallied around their cause. With the assistance of outside supporters, namely Angela Davis, the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, and a host of labor unions, congressmen, and grassroots organizers, the reputation of North Carolina’s criminal justice and prison system was at stake. But, outside work simply wouldn’t suffice. Like the prisoners’ rights organizations in Scandinavia, inmates would also need to work from the inside out. On March 14, 1973, inmates at Central Prison decided to advocate for change, but not using the old method of riots and disturbances. Instead, they decided to form the North Carolina Prisoners’ Labor Union (NCPLU). An inmate named Wayne Brooks was elected as the inaugural president.1
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan US
Subject
ISBN
1349342807, 9781349342808
