Two sheriff's deputies are hit during a shootout near a mosque, and the lead suspect is Imam Jamil Al-Amin. Journalist Mosi Secret begins investigating the shooting, and he encounters a vexing question. 



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Two sheriff's deputies are hit during a shootout near a mosque, and the lead suspect is Imam Jamil Al-Amin. Journalist Mosi Secret begins investigating the shooting, and he encounters a vexing question. 
 
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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?

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?

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Fire

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New information leads Mosi to some truths about what really happened during the shootout, and he tries to find a way out of the darkness.



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New information leads Mosi to some truths about what really happened during the shootout, and he tries to find a way out of the darkness.
 
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The Legend of Imam Jamil

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Mosi comes upon a disturbing secret about violence swirling around Imam Jamil’s masjid revealing just how far law enforcement was willing to go in their efforts to take him down. 



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Mosi comes upon a disturbing secret about violence swirling around Imam Jamil’s masjid revealing just how far law enforcement was willing to go in their efforts to take him down. 
 
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Sacrifices

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Under more scrutiny, some of the prosecution’s evidence breaks down, and a man who for years has been confessing to the shooting attracts renewed attention.



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Under more scrutiny, some of the prosecution’s evidence breaks down, and a man who for years has been confessing to the shooting attracts renewed attention.
 
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Confession

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