Trial Erupts in Turmoil, Newspaper Article.

Item

Title
Trial Erupts in Turmoil, Newspaper Article.
Date
1977-03-03
Creator
Sue Emmons
Description
A newspaper article from The News Tribune about multiple disruptions on March 2, 1977, in the trial of Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard) for the 1973 killing of a state trooper. Several spectators were ejected from the court after Superior Court Judge Theodore Appleby accused the defense team of orchestrating outbursts during evidence submission.
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.4.49.33
HCAC Identifier
HCAC.JSU.0825
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, 3 Mar. 1977, p. 9.
Collection
The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson

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