To Our Sisters In Arms From Joan Bird and Afeni Shakur, Newspaper Article.

Item

Title
To Our Sisters In Arms From Joan Bird and Afeni Shakur, Newspaper Article.
Date
1970-09-05
Creator
Joan Bird
Afeni Shakur
Description
A newspaper article from The Black Panther detailing the importance of women in the Black Panther Party and calling on other women to find their strength to fight for liberation. The article was written by Joan Byrd and Afeni Shakur, two of the New York 21 who were arrested in 1969 for allegedly planning the bombing of buildings in New York City.
Primary Subject
1900-1999
Black power
Resistance
Additional Subject
Black Panther Party (BPP)
Type
Textual document
Medium
Paper
Format
JPEG
HBCU Identifier
mwchcac.ar.2022.faj.IX.4.19.2
HCAC Identifier
HCAC.JSU.0754
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 The Black Panther, 5 Sep. 1970, p. 18.
Collection
The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson