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; Black power; Activism
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