Chesimard's Lawyer Faces Ethics Hearing; Judge Denies a Role, Newspaper Article.

Title

Chesimard's Lawyer Faces Ethics Hearing; Judge Denies a Role, Newspaper Article.

Date

1977-03-02

Creator

Unknown See all items with this value

Description

An article from Daily News about Lennox Hinds, president of the National Conference of Black Lawyers, speaking out against his critics for his support of Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard) after being cited by The Ethics Committee of the Middlesex County Bar Association during Shakur’s trial for the 1973 killing of a state trooper.

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.4.49.32

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.JSU.0824

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 Daily News, 2 Mar. 1977, p. JL7.

Collection

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

Language

English