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H. Rap Brown
American activist (born 1943)
Jamil Abdullah al-Amin (born Hubert Gerold Brown; October 4, 1943), is an American human rights activist, and Muslim cleric who was the fifth chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in the 1960s.
Best known as H. Rap Brown, he served as the Black Panther Party's minister of justice during a short-lived (six months) alliance between SNCC and the Black Panther Party.[2][3]
He is perhaps known for his proclamations during that period, such as, "Violence is as American as cherry pie",[4] and, "If America don't come around, we're gonna burn it down."[5] He is also known for his autobiography, Die Nigger Die! He is currently serving a life sentence for murder following the shooting of two Fulton County, Georgia, sheriff's deputies in 2000.[6]
Activism
Brown's activism in the civil rights movement included involvement with the Student Nonviolent Coordinatin