Grover McCorvey

Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1970s
State:Alabama
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Biography

One of the Atmore-Holman Brothers (IFA), convicted in the framed prosecution over the Jan. 18, 1974 Atmore-Holman prison rebellion in Alabama. The Black Panther Vol. 19 no.3,10,11 (1979); name also rendered 'McGorvey' and 'Sitting Bull.' [Source: The Black Panther (Black Panther Party newspaper), v19 no.3,10,11; digitized at marxists.org — https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/black-panther/index.htm]

Case

Holman Prison
Charges: Charges arising from 1974 Atmore-Holman prison rebellion
Incarcerated: Jan 18, 1974
Sentence: One of the Atmore-Holman Brothers (IFA), convicted in what the source calls a framed prosecution over the Jan. 18, 1974 Atmore-Holman prison rebellion. Name also rendered 'McGorvey' / 'Sitting Bull.'
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Alabama

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