Directory of Shakur, Assata Resources

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Assata Shakur (born Joanne Deborah Byron Chesimard July 16, 1947 in New York City) was an activist in the US-based Black Panther Party and later the Black Liberation Army. She was granted political asylum in Cuba in 1984. Shakur remains a fugitive from New Jersey and the United States for her 1979 escape from prison. She had been incarcerated for the 1973 slaying of New Jersey State Police officer Werner Foerster in a gunfight following a traffic stop. She was also convicted of a second murder, for the death of fellow activist Zayd Shakur, who was also killed in the incident. -- from Wikipedia

Resources in This Category

• Assata Shakur

  http://www.assatashakur.org/
  Biography, poems by and about Shakur, discussion forums, news stories, and action alerts.

• The Eyes of the Rainbow

  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489959/
  IMDb entry for the 1997 documentary on Shakur.

• The Story of Joanne Chesimard

  http://njlawman.com/Feature%20Pieces/Joanne%20Chesimard.htm
  Editorial from NJ Lawman with 1973 gun battle and encouraging Shakur's extradition.

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