Assata Shakur, Button.

Title

Assata Shakur, Button.

Date

unknown

Creator

unknown

Description

A button with a black and white photo of Assata Shakur. She is a political activist and was a member of the Black Liberation Army (BLA), an organization that engaged in armed struggle with the U.S. government. In 1977, she was convicted in a cop-killing case from 1973. Escaping prison in 1979, she has lived in political asylum in Cuba ever since.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

Black power See all items with this value

Activism See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Fashion

Black Panther Party (BPP)

Type

Three-Dimensional Object

Measurements

2.25 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

mwchcac.ar.2022.faj.button0029

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.JSU.0633

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

Collection

The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson