Chesimard in County Jail, Newspaper Article.

Title

Chesimard in County Jail, Newspaper Article.

Date

1976-01-30

Creator

Unknown See all items with this value

Description

A newspaper article from The News Tribune about Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard) being in New Jersey to stand trial for the May 1973 killing of a state trooper. Shakur was convicted in 1977 of killing the state trooper during a shootout, escaped prison in 1979, and is still wanted by the FBI.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

Law See all items with this value

Justice See all items with this value

Black power See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Black Panther Party (BPP)

Prison

Black nationalism

Type

Textual document

Medium

Paper

Format

PDF

HBCU Identifier

mwchcac.ar.2022.faj.IX.4.49.2

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.JSU.0794

Rights

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.

Contributing Institution

Jackson State University

Source

Originally published in The News Tribune, 30 Jan. 1976, p. 1.

Collection

The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson See all items with this value

Language

English

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