Mumia Abu - Jamal gave the speech via phone from jail . Abu - Jamal attended Gettysburg College ; he also gave a speech to students there in 2008 . He is serving a life sentence at a Pennsylvania state prison . He has written seven books and numerous essays , and has been the subject of films and documentaries . William Faulkner : ` ` What can Abu - Jamal offer anyone after he so violently took my son 's life ? ''
Mumia Abu - Jamal gave the speech via phone from jail . Abu - Jamal attended Gettysburg College ; he also gave a speech to students there in 2008 . He is serving a life sentence at a Pennsylvania state prison . William Faulkner : ` ` What can Abu - Jamal offer anyone after he so violently took my son 's life ? ''