Chesimard Tells Court she&#039;s Innocent Victim, Newspaper Article.

Chesimard Tells Court she's Innocent Victim, Newspaper Article.

Title: Chesimard Tells Court she's Innocent Victim, Newspaper Article.
Date: 1977-03-16
Creator: Lawrence Nagy
Description: A newspaper article from The Star Ledger detailing the testimony Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard) gave during her trial for the 1973 killing of a state trooper. In her testimony, she claimed her innocence 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.4.49.66
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.JSU.0858
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 Star Ledger, 16 Mar. 1977.
Collection: The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson
Relation: Chesimard Testifies at Trial, Newspaper Article.; Mrs. Chesimard, on Stand, Denies Having Weapon in Turnpike Shooting, Newspaper Article.

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