Letter from Joanne Chesimard (Assata Shakur) to Nuh Abdul Qaiyum, July 2, 1973.
- Title
- Letter from Joanne Chesimard (Assata Shakur) to Nuh Abdul Qaiyum, July 2, 1973.
- Date
- 1973-07-02
- Creator
- Joanne Chesimard (Assata Shakur)
- Description
- Written on Middlesex County Workhouse letterhead, where Joanne Chesimard (Assata Shakur) was being held in connection with a 1973 police shooting. She writes to Nuh Abdul Qaiyumin in response to his letters and to catch up. She notes that she is hesitant toward religion, but believes Islam teaches the mental processes needed for revolution.
- Primary Subject
- 1900-1999 See all items with this value
- Religion See all items with this value
- Spirituality See all items with this value
- Additional Subject
- Black Panther Party (BPP)
- Prison
- Islam
- Type
- Textual document
- Medium
- Paper
- Measurements
- 8.5 in x 11 in
- Format
- JPEG
- HBCU Identifier
- mwchcac.ar.2022.faj.cor0087
- HCAC Identifier
- HCAC.JSU.0656
- 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
- Item sets
- JSU Frankye Adams Johnson Correspondence
Part of Letter from Joanne Chesimard (Assata Shakur) to Nuh Abdul Qaiyum, July 2, 1973.