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Stephen sackur speaks to formerly jailed black panther, albert woodfox. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. There are some human experiences which most of us find very hard to get our heads around. My guest today experienced the unimaginable torment of more than four decades in solitary confinement in a tiny cell in one of americas most notorious prisons. Albert woodfox was the victim of ingrained racism and brutality inside americas system of criminaljustice. He is now a free man. But what does freedom really mean after everything he has been through . Albert woodfox, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Here you are, in london as a free man. But given everything you have been through, is it possible for you to ever feel truly free . Yeah, i mean philosophically, mentally and emotionally i was free long before my physicalfreedom. And so that was a part of my survival technique. It allowed me to survive being in solitary confinement for such a long period of time. I wonder in terms of,
Now on bbc news, its hardtalk. I forced myself to learn how to not give into the fear. I would not let fear rule me. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. There are some human experiences which most of us find very hard to get our heads around. As a result, you got the pain and the brutality even worse. We were seeing a lot. My guest today experienced they referred to us troublemakers and ringleaders. The unimaginable torment of more and had no idea of the political than four decades in solitary confinement in a tiny cell in one foundation or the philosophy, that motivated us to fight of americas most notorious prisons. Against injustice and inhumanity. Albert woodfox was the victim a horrible physical condition, of ingrained racism and brutality the lack of clothing, inside americas system lack of adequate food. Of criminaljustice. He is now a free man. But what does freedom really mean after everything he has been through . If i asked you right now, looking back, what was the worst
Fibre of american society. Im rico hizon in singapore. And the brutality of racism had not also in the programme now on bbc news its hardtalk. Changed in its application. A bbc investigation hears from women whove accused top afghan it had just changed welcome to hardtalk, government officials im stephen sackur. Of sexual harassment. There are some human experiences in how it was applied. And australia pledges to hold which most of us find very hard a referendum on recognising Indigenous People in to get our heads around. But i am mindful that you walked out in the year that barack 0bama my guest today experienced served his last year as president the nations constitution. Of the United States of america, the unimaginable torment of more than four decades in solitary the first black man to hold that position. Live from our studios in singapore can you really say that nothing had confinement in a tiny cell in one and london, this is bbc world news. Its changed in 44 years . Of americas
Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. There are some human experiences which most of us find very hard to get our heads around. My guest today experienced the unimaginable torment of more than four decades in solitary confinement in a tiny cell in one of americas most notorious prisons. Albert woodfox was the victim of ingrained racism and brutality inside americas system of criminaljustice. He is now a free man. But what does freedom really mean after everything he has been through . Albert woodfox, welcome to hardtalk. Here you are, in london as a free man. But given everything you have been through, is it possible for you to ever feel truly free . Yeah, i mean philosophically, mentally and emotionally i was free long before my physicalfreedom. And so that was a part of my survival technique. It allowed me to survive being in solitary confinement for such a long period of time. I wonder in terms of, literally in terms of muscle memory, whether the way you