America's longest-serving prisoner in solitary has conviction quashed. Albert Woodfox, right, and Herman Wallace in Angola prison, in Louisiana. Woodfoxâs 1972 murder conviction was overturned when a US appeals court ruled his conviction was secured through racially discriminatory means.
Next, the Olmec created a complex drainage system. These inventions helped the Olmec survive. In addition to their inventions, they also understood many things in life, such as the concept of zero ,linear time, and gravity.
The Legacies of the Olmec, Zapotec, and Chavin. The Olmec. The Olmec civilization was the first major civilization in Mesoamerica, and thrived in southern Mexico from 1200 to 400 BCE. We gain knowledge of this civilization from the archaeological ruins discovered during this time.The Zapotec.he Olmec. The Olmec civilization was the first major civilization in Mesoamerica, and thrived in southern Mexico from 1200 to 400 BCE.