Leter from Ashanti Alston to Nuh Abdul Qaiyum, date unknown.

Item

Title
Leter from Ashanti Alston to Nuh Abdul Qaiyum, date unknown.
Date
Unknown
Creator
Ashanti Alston
Description
A letter from Ashanti Alston, a Black Liberation Army (BLA) member who was imprisoned for 11 years for a robbery to raise money for the BLA. He explores the mistakes of the BLA and writes about the principles of the new movement. He gives an update of his prison sentence of 25 years.
Primary Subject
1900-1999
Black power
Resistance
Additional Subject
Black Panther Party (BPP)
Prison
Type
Textual document
Medium
Paper
Measurements
8.5 in x 11 in
Format
JPEG
HBCU Identifier
mwchcac.ar.2022.faj.cor0132
HCAC Identifier
HCAC.JSU.0701
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