Asks Jury Access to Squire Trial Brief: Chesimard Defense Criticizes State's Tactics, Newspaper Article.
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Title
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Asks Jury Access to Squire Trial Brief: Chesimard Defense Criticizes State's Tactics, Newspaper Article.
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Date
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1977-03-15
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Creator
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Lawrence Nagy
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Description
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A newspaper article from The Star Ledger about the defense team for Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard), who was on trial for the 1973 killing of a state trooper, opening their case by calling for dismissal of the murder charge on the grounds that she cannot be convicted since Clark Squire has already been convicted of the killing.
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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.4.49.63
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.JSU.0855
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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 Star Ledger, 15 Mar. 1977, p. 9.
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Collection
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The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson