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Tarik Nkrumah

AKA: George Matthews; George Mathews
Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1970s
State:Alabama
Support
Black Nationalism New Afrikan Independence Republic of New Afrika
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Biography

Born George Matthews of Birmingham. RNA citizen present at the Lewis Street raid. Convicted; served prison time.

The December 1983 New Afrikan identifies George Mathews, an RNA-11 defendant, as released from Milan Prison in Michigan in August 1982. His existing biography identifies George Matthews as Tarik Nkrumah.

Source report, PDF 1261, pages 2.

Case

Mississippi state and federal courts
Charges: Murder; assault; treason
Arrested: Aug 17, 1971
Incarcerated: Aug 17, 1971
Sentence: 2-10 years (Mississippi state custody, typical for RNA-11 convicted defendants).
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Mississippi
Security: Medium