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                                Letter from Ashanti Alston to Nuh Abdul Qaiyum, October 16, 1974.
                                                            
 
            
    
        
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        Date                
 
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                                1974-10-16
                                                            
 
            
    
    
        
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        Description                
 
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                                Ashanti Alston, a Black Liberation Army (BLA) member who was imprisoned for 11 years for a robbery to raise money for the BLA, writes to Nuh Abdul Qaiyum, asking which methods should be used to communicate with the people and the best actions to take that will instill unity in the community. He also writes about his court proceedings.
                                                            
 
            
    
    
        
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                                Black Panther Party (BPP)
                                                            
 
            
    
        
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                                Textual document
                                                            
 
            
    
        
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                                Paper
                                                            
 
            
    
        
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                                8 in x 10.5 in
                                                            
 
            
    
        
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                                PDF
                                                            
 
            
    
        
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        HBCU Identifier                
 
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                                mwchcac.ar.2022.faj.cor0096
                                                            
 
            
    
        
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        HCAC Identifier                
 
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                                HCAC.JSU.0665
                                                            
 
            
    
        
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        Rights                
 
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                                All rights held by the Margaret Walker Center. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact Margaret Walker Center, Jackson State University, 601-979-3935 Attn: Center Director.
                                                            
 
            
    
        
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        Contributing Institution                
 
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                                Jackson State University
                                                            
 
            
    
    
    
        
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        Language                
 
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                                English
                                                            
 
            
    
        
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