Chesimard Case: Hearing Date Scheduled, Newspaper Article.

Item

Title
Chesimard Case: Hearing Date Scheduled, Newspaper Article.
Date
1976-07-22
Creator
Sue Emmons
Description
A newspaper article from The News Tribune about an administrative hearing for Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard) being scheduled for July 27th. The hearing will determine if Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard) should be moved out of solitary confinement and into women's general population. She was on trial for the 1973 killing of a state trooper.
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.4.49.11
HCAC Identifier
HCAC.JSU.0803
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 News Tribune, 22 Jul. 1976.
Collection
The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson