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On May 2, 1973, Black Panther Assata Shakur (aka JoAnne Chesimard) lay in a hospital, close to death, handcuffed to her bed, while local, state, and federal police attempted to question her about the shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike that had claimed the life of a white state trooper. Long a target of J. Edgar Hoover's campaign to defame, infiltrate, and criminalize Black nationalist organizations and their leaders, Shakur was incarcerated for four years prior to her conviction on flimsy evidence in 1977 as an accomplice to murder. This intensely personal and political autobiography belies the fearsome image of JoAnne Chesimard long projected by the media and the state. With wit and candor, Assata Shakur recounts the experiences that led her to a life of activism and portrays the strengths, weaknesses, and eventual demise of Black and White revolutionary groups at the hand of government officials. The result is a signal contribution to the literature about growing up Black in America that has already taken its place alongside The Autobiography of Malcolm X and the works of Maya Angelou. Two years after her conviction, Assata Shakur escaped from prison. She was given political asylum by Cuba, where she now resides.
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Shakur, Assata
- ISBN: 9781556520747
- Condition: New
- Dimensions: 9.00 x 1.00
- Number Of Pages: 274
- Publication Year: 1999
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Doris X. - 5 years 10 months agoLoved Assata’s words. Amazingly lyrical storytelling that is also able to tell things like they are and with sharp precision. I love Assata’s sense of humor and wit and strength, which is present in every way as she recounts her life from childhood to Cuba. She reminds us that the Black liberation movement is interconnected with women’s liberation and of the intersections of class and race, and the importance of praxis. A must read for anyone who wants to better understand what was going on in black liberation movements of the 60’s and early 70’s in America and how broken America’s justice system is.