Jury Selection Called 'Superficial,' Newspaper Article.
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Title
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Jury Selection Called 'Superficial,' Newspaper Article.
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Date
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1977-01-20
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Creator
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Unknown
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Description
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A newspaper article from The News Tribune about defense attorneys for Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard), who was on trial for the 1973 killing of a state trooper, filing a complaint claiming that the jury selection in her murder trial is biased toward the prosecution. Shakur was convicted in 1977 of the killing and escaped prison in 1979.
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Primary Subject
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1900-1999
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Law
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Justice
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Black power
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Additional Subject
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Black Panther Party (BPP)
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Prison
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Black nationalism
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Type
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Textual document
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Medium
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Paper
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Format
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JPEG
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HBCU Identifier
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mwchcac.ar.2022.faj.IX.4.49.15
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.JSU.0807
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Rights
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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.
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Contributing Institution
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Jackson State University
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Source
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Originally published in The News Tribune, 20 Jan. 1977.
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Collection
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The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson
