Chesimard Attorney Found Dead, Newspaper Article.

Item

Title
Chesimard Attorney Found Dead, Newspaper Article.
Date
1976-08-05
Creator
Rudi Larini
Description
A newspaper article from The Home News about Stanley Cohen, the chief defense counsel in the murder trial of Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard) for the 1973 killing of a state trooper, being found dead in his Manhattan apartment. At the time of reporting, the cause of death was unknown.
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.4.49.13
HCAC Identifier
HCAC.JSU.0805
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 Home News, 5 Aug. 1976.
Collection
The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson