Kwando Kinshasa

AKA: William King
Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1960s
State:New York
Time Imprisoned:
2 Years 1 Month 11 Days
Support
Black Liberation Black Panther Party Panther 21
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Biography

Kwando Kinshasa, born William King, was a Black Panther Party member indicted in the April 2, 1969 New York Panther 21 conspiracy case. He was one of the 13 defendants who went to trial and was acquitted on May 13, 1971. He later became a professor of African-American studies and an author on incarceration and Black liberation.

Case

Manhattan House of Detention (the Tombs)
Charges: New York state Panther 21 conspiracy counts (April 2, 1969 indictment).
Arrested: Apr 1, 1969
Incarcerated: Apr 1, 1969
Released: May 12, 1971
Sentence: ~2 years pretrial detention; acquitted by jury, May 13, 1971. Verdict as recorded: No - acquitted by jury, New York Supreme Court, May 13, 1971
Convicted: No — acquitted
Institution State: New York

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