H. Rap Brown

Biography

Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rap Brown, was a prominent civil rights activist and black separatist in the 1960s. He served as the fifth chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and was a key figure in the black power movement. Brown was known for his provocative comments, including "Violence is as American as cherry pie," and his autobiography "Die Nigger Die!" He was later convicted of murder and served a life sentence.