Ajamu Baraka
| Ajamu Baraka | |
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Baraka at an October 2016 Jill Stein rally
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 25, 1953 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Green |
| Alma mater | Clark Atlanta University |
| Website | Official website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Ajamu S. Baraka (/əˈʒɑːmuː bəˈrɑːkə/ ə-ZHAH-moo bə-RAH-kə; born October 25, 1953) is an American human rights activist and was the Green Party's nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 2016 election.
Baraka was born and grew up on the South Side of Chicago. After serving in the U.S. military, he moved to the Southern United States, where he became involved in anti-segregation activism.
Baraka has noted the importance of W. E. B. Du Bois in the formation of his black internationalist worldview, and he attended graduate school at Clark Atlanta University, where Du Bois had taught. Baraka also became involved in the Central America solidarity movement, organizing delegations to Nicaragua in support of the Nicaraguan Revolution. He then became an Amnesty International volunteer, eventually moving up to the board of the organization.
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