Biography
Anthony Monteiro is a Philadelphia scholar and organizer whose activism includes the Revolutionary Action Movement, the Communist Party USA and anti-apartheid work. Born October 31, 1945, he attended Lincoln University and later studied at the University of Chicago. In 1967 he was arrested in Chicago and returned to Philadelphia in a RAM-related conspiracy prosecution. In a 2026 interview he recalled being jailed and released after family, church members and supporters raised bail. His exact custody duration and the final disposition of that prosecution have not been established. He later helped found Philadelphia's Saturday Free School.
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Anthony Monteiro at South Africa Freedom Day in New York, 1976. Simple rectangular crop from the photograph captioned Henry Winston and Anthony Monteiro, published with Avant's 2026 interview. No AI editing.
The September 29, 1967 Congressional Record reprints the Philadelphia Inquirer article of that same date. It identifies Anthony B. Monteiro, a Lincoln University graduate studying political science at the University of Chicago, as picked up Wednesday night in Chicago: September 27, 1967. Thursday arraignment and extradition-waiver proceedings follow. The planned Thursday air arrival and Friday arraignment do not establish admission or release. Existing exact birthdate is preserved despite a conflicting reported age.
