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March 31, 2021

Black Panther Activist "Chip" Fitzgerald Dies After 51 Years in Prison
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Romaine "Chip" Fitzgerald has died in prison after being locked up for
over 51 years in California. He was the longest-imprisoned member of the
Black Panther Party. For decades, authorities in California refused to
grant him parole, even after he had a stroke and was forced to use a
wheelchair or walker. Fitzgerald was 71 years old.


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