Shujaa Moshesh (born Wesley Dick)[1] was a Black British political activist who was imprisoned after the Spaghetti House siege. While in prison he became a prisoners' rights activist. He also wrote poetry.

Moshesh became involved in Black Power activism in the early 1970s. He attended meetings of the Black Panthers, the Fasimbas, the Black Liberation Front (BLF), and the Black Unity and Freedom Party.[2]

Moshesh was sentenced to 18 years in jail on 30 June 1976, and was first eligible for release on 19 July 1988,[3] before his actual release in August of that year.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 FRFI. "Black prisoners in British jails - Interview with Shujaa Moshesh". Revolutionary Communist Group.
  2. ↑ Bourne, Jenny (2011). "Spaghetti House siege: Making the rhetoric real". Race & Class. 53 (2): 1–13. doi:10.1177/0306396811414319. S2CID 144164641.
  3. ↑ "FOI 69949". Justice.gov.uk. Ministry of Justice. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
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