U.S. Judge Inspects Chesimard’s Solitary Cell, Newspaper Article.

Title: U.S. Judge Inspects Chesimard’s Solitary Cell, Newspaper Article.
Date: 1976-04-23
Creator: David Wald
Description: A newspaper article from The Star Ledger about District Court Judge George H. Barlow inspecting the cell where Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard) is being held in Middlesex County to stand trial for the May 1973 killing of a state trooper. Shakur was convicted in 1977 of the killing and escaped prison in 1979.
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.4.49.8
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.JSU.0800
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 Star Ledger, 23 Apr. 1976, p. 16.
Collection: The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson