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Lincoln and Douglas meet the abolitionist David Walker as prisoners debate slavery: Empowering education, applied communication, and social justice

Pages 232-253 | Published online: 21 May 2009

Endnotes

  • The Prison News Service Toronto, Ontario, , Canada M5W 1W4 (Box 5052, Station A
  • Bulldozer; Walkin’ Steel , Chicago, IL 60657–8172 : the Committee to End the Marion Lockdown . P.O. Box 578172
  • Lip Chicago, IL 60660 (1400 West Devon #243
  • The Community Times West Lafayette, IN 47906 (P.O. Box 3125
  • Prison Focus San Francisco, CA 94110 (2489 Mission Street #28
  • 1994 . Human Rights Held Hostage , Autumn
  • The Angolite: The Prison Newsmagazine , Angola, LA 70712 : Louisiana State Penitentiary .

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