Dhoruba

Bob A. Feldman

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Released Jul 14, 2026
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Dhoruba by Bob A. Feldman is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.
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Description

A folk song--written in the late 1970s--about a former Black Panther 21 Case political prisoner, who was subsequently framed and then imprisoned for 19 years for a crime he didn't commit--before his conviction was finally reversed on appeal.

Lyrics

In New York State behind the wall a man is locked to stop his words
They framed him his first day on earth and kept him jailed because he smirked.
It's time to free Dhoruba
He's served so many years
Oh, don't forget Dhoruba Moore
They jailed him `cause he wouldn't crawl.

They came to Harlem at 5 A.M. led by a pig named Abraham
They knocked and said "We're from welfare," then pulled their guns and broke right in.
It's time to free Dhoruba
He's served so many years
Oh, don't forget Dhoruba Moore
They jailed him `cause he wouldn't crawl.

For many months he stayed locked up without a trial though innocent
His Panther rap, his quick Black wit, they made the pigs feel ignorant.
It's time to free Dhoruba
He's served so many years
Oh, don't forget Dhoruba Moore
They jailed him `cause he wouldn't crawl.

The F.B.I. and police spies and Judge Murtagh and D.A.'s lied
Racists in robes and suits and ties, they used their law to steal his life.
It's time to free Dhoruba
He's served so many years
Oh, don't forget Dhoruba Moore
They jailed him `cause he wouldn't crawl.

The jury judged, his name was cleared, but a few weeks later, pigs reappeared
They framed him for "attempted murder" and found a jury to believe the absurd.
It's time to free Dhoruba
He's served so many years
Oh, don't forget Dhoruba Moore
They jailed him `cause he wouldn't crawl.

They've hidden him away for life because he said to arm is right
The lawyers move on to their next case, but Dhoruba Moore sleeps in a cage.
It's time to free Dhoruba
He's served so many years
Oh, don't forget Dhoruba Moore
They jailed `cause he wouldn't crawl

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