Letter from Joanne Chesimard (Assata Shakur) to Nuh Abdul Qaiyum, August 27, 1973.

Title: Letter from Joanne Chesimard (Assata Shakur) to Nuh Abdul Qaiyum, August 27, 1973.
Date: 1973-08-27
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 Qaiyum that she heard about his marriage and wrote a love poem for them. She thanks him for his book suggestions and writes about the other prisoner's attitude toward books.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999; Family; Literature
Additional Subject: Black Panther Party (BPP); Prison; Poetry
Type: Textual document
Medium: Paper
Measurements: 8.5 in x 11 in
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: mwchcac.ar.2022.faj.cor0088
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.JSU.0657
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