Chesimard Trial: Slain Trooper's Shirt Offered as Evidence, Newspaper Article.

Item

Title
Chesimard Trial: Slain Trooper's Shirt Offered as Evidence, Newspaper Article.
Date
1977-03-04
Creator
Sue Emmons
Description
A newspaper article from The News Tribune about items entered into evidence by the prosecution in the Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard) trial for the 1973 killing of a state trooper. The slain trooper’s bloodied uniform shirt was submitted into evidence, as well as bullet fragments pulled from the body, autopsy photos, and two firearms.
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.4.49.35
HCAC Identifier
HCAC.JSU.0827
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, 4 Mar. 1977, p. 4.
Collection
The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson

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