"Impossible'" For Her to Crouch: MD Backs Chesimard in Describing Wound, Nespaper Article.
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Title
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"Impossible'" For Her to Crouch: MD Backs Chesimard in Describing Wound, Nespaper Article.
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Date
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1977-03-17
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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 testimony of defense witness Dr. Arthur Davidson during the trial of Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard) for the 1973 killing of a state trooper. He testified about the wounds sustained by Shakur and argued that she could not have shot from the crouching position due to her wounds from the shootout.
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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.4.49.71
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.JSU.0863
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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, 17 Mar. 1977, p. 32.
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Collection
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The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson
Chesimard's Hands Raised During Shootout-Surgeon, Newspaper Article.
Impossible for Joanne to Fire: Doc, Newspaper Article.
Doctor Testifies on Bullet Scars in Chesimard Trial, Newspaper Article.
Chesimard: Pathologist Backs Defense; Credibility Doubted, Newspaper Article.
2d Doc Says Joanne Could Not Have Shot, Newspaper Article.
