Chesimard Defense Team Seeks Federal Trial, Newspaper Article.

Title: Chesimard Defense Team Seeks Federal Trial, Newspaper Article.
Date: 1977-01-20
Creator: Sue Emmons
Description: A newspaper article from The News Tribune about defense attorneys for Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard) filing suit to move her trial for the 1973 killing of a state trooper to the federal court. They contend that her civil rights are being violated in at least two ways. The litigation came during jury selection.
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.4.49.14
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.JSU.0806
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, 20 Jan. 1977, p. 4.
Collection: The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson