Chesimard Testifies at Trial, Newspaper Article.

Title: Chesimard Testifies at Trial, Newspaper Article.
Date: 1977-03-16
Creator: Sue Emmons
Description: A newspaper article from The News Tribune detailing the testimony Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard) gave during her trial for the 1973 killing of a state trooper. In her testimony, given during 20 minutes of questioning by the defense and 90 minutes of cross-examination, she denied shooting anyone and gave her account of what happened that day.
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.4.49.64
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.JSU.0856
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, 16 Mar. 1977, p. 7.
Collection: The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson
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