Tymon Myers-He Was Not a Terrorist He's a Freedom Fighter!, Memo.
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Title
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Tymon Myers-He Was Not a Terrorist He's a Freedom Fighter!, Memo.
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Date
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1973
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Creator
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Unknown
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Description
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A cover photograph from the Court News Section of the newspaper The Home News featuring members of the defense team for Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard) who was on trial for the 1973 killing of a state trooper. Shakur was convicted in 1977 of killing the state trooper during a shootout, escaped prison in 1979, and is still wanted by the FBI.
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Primary Subject
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1900-1999
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Black power
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Law
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Justice
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Additional Subject
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Black Panther Party (BPP)
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Black nationalism
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Police brutality
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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.5.05.3
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.JSU.0874
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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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Collection
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The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson
