Letter to Houari Boumediene from Black Liberation Army (BLA) Members, 1972.
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Title
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Letter to Houari Boumediene from Black Liberation Army (BLA) Members, 1972.
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Date
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1972
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Creator
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Melvin McNair
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Jean McNair
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Larry Burgess
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George Brown and Family
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Description
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A letter to Algerian president Houari Boumediene from members of the Black Liberation Army (BLA) who had fled to his country from the United States. Melvin McNair, Jean McNair, Larry Burgess, and George Brown hijacked a plane in Miami on July 31, 1972 to seek political asylum in Algeria. The letter talks about their treatment in the country.
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Primary Subject
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1900-1999
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Black power
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Resistance
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Additional Subject
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Black Panther Party (BPP)
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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.5.05.5
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.JSU.0876
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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