Heroes and Villans

Local and federal law enforcement act fast to capture the man they suspect harmed two of their own. They chase Imam Jamil to Alabama, where a violent history flares up once again.  -------------------- Follow the show on Instragram at @radicalpod For ad-free listening and access to Radial 1 week early, subscriber to Tenderfoot+ at Tenderfootplus.com or on Apple Podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On March 16, 2000, two police officers were shot in one of Atlanta’s oldest neighborhoods. One officer died and the other claimed the shooter was Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, the leader of a local mosque. Once known as H. Rap Brown, a charismatic leader of the Black Power Movement, and an honorary officer in the Black Panther Party, Al-Amin was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. But was Al-Amin truly guilty? Or was it payback for decades of work against the establishment?