Tymon Myers-He Was Not a Terrorist He's a Freedom Fighter!, Memo.

Item

Title
Tymon Myers-He Was Not a Terrorist He's a Freedom Fighter!, Memo.
Date
1973
Description
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.
Additional Subject
Black Panther Party (BPP)
Black nationalism
Police brutality
Type
Textual document
Medium
Paper
Format
JPEG
HBCU Identifier
mwchcac.ar.2022.faj.IX.5.05.3
HCAC Identifier
HCAC.JSU.0874
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
Collection
The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson