Armed Convoy Brings Joanne for Trial, Newspaper Article.

Item

Title
Armed Convoy Brings Joanne for Trial, Newspaper Article.
Date
1976-01-30
Creator
Frank McKeown
Description
A newspaper article from Daily News about Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard) being in New Jersey to stand trial for the May 1973 killing of a state trooper. Shakur was convicted in 1977 of killing the state trooper during a shootout, escaped prison in 1979, and is still wanted by the FBI.
Primary Subject
1900-1999
Law
Justice
Black power
Additional Subject
Black Panther Party (BPP)
Prison
Black nationalism
Type
Textual document
Medium
Paper
Format
JPEG
HBCU Identifier
mwchcac.ar.2022.faj.IX.4.49.3
HCAC Identifier
HCAC.JSU.0795
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, 30 Jan. 1976, p. JL3.
Collection
The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson