Full Name
Russell Maroon Shoatz
Date of Birth
August 23, 1943
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death
December 17, 2021
Place of Death
Unknown
Education
Unknown
Spouses Names
Unknown
Children Names
Unknown
Parents Names
Unknown
Known Affiliates Names
Black Unity Council, Black Panther Party, Black Liberation Army
Affiliated Organizations’ Names
Black Unity Council, Black Panther Party, Black Liberation Army
Russell Maroon Shoatz was a Black Liberation fighter and political prisoner. He was born into poverty in Philadelphia and became politically active, co-founding the Black Unity Council and later merging with the Philadelphia chapter of the Black Panther Party. Following the assault on the Black Panther Party by police and secret services, Shoatz became part of the Black Liberation Army. He was involved in an action in 1970 that led to the death of a police officer and was among those charged with the killing[5].
Citations: [1] https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/dcbac8589b3fc1df7c9f939bc83b1fcaad5c4636 [2] https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/64b5d88e0e07532359205dbb6db52d54cb38480d [3] https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/57a7b9689fdbb32541d208031ede48b7a8e7bd8b [4] https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/df552431de8e779566930051c04a68227f7ce03e [5] https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/0e592ec8adaf10063ccd0259f1caa08b6f8797e6