FBI Chief, Senator Not Allowed to be Chesimard Witnesses, Newspaper Article.
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Title
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FBI Chief, Senator Not Allowed to be Chesimard Witnesses, Newspaper Article.
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Date
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1977-03-08--1977-03-12
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Creator
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Pam Roberts
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Description
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A newspaper article from The New Jersey Afro-American about Judge Theodore Appleby barring the testimony of an FBI agent and senator. Chief defense attorney William Kunstler wanted to use the testimony to establish a police conspiracy against Black militants in the trial of Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard) for the 1973 killing of a state trooper.
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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.4.49.54
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.JSU.0846
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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 New Jersey Afro-American, 8-12 Mar. 1977.
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Collection
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The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson