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Once Upon a Time in America
1984 Film


Redemption tells the story of Stan "Tookie" Williams, founder of the Crips L.A. street gang. Story follows his fall into gang-banging, his prison term, and his work writing children's novels encouraging peace and anti-violence resolutions which earned him multiple Nobel Peace Prize nominations. After exhausting all forms of appeal, Tookie was executed by lethal injection.
Directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall
Stills from Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story


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