Chesimard Protests Rejection of Witness, Newspaper Article.

Item

Title
Chesimard Protests Rejection of Witness, Newspaper Article.
Date
1977-03-10
Creator
Sue Emmons
Description
A newspaper article from The News Tribune about the defense team for Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard), on trial for the 1973 killing of a state trooper, being denied calling an extra ballistics witness by the judge. The prosecution contended the witness was not valid since the defense team missed the cutoff date to add witnesses to their list.
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.4.49.47
HCAC Identifier
HCAC.JSU.0839
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, 10 Mar. 1977, p. 5.
Collection
The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson

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