$37.46
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
31 January 2021
Summary
On May 2, 1973, Black Panther Assata Shakur (aka JoAnne Chesimard) lay in a hospital, close to death, handcuffed to her bed, while local, state, and federal police attempted to question her about the shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike that had claimed the life of a white state trooper. Long a target of J. Edgar Hoover’s campaign to defame, infiltrate, and criminalise Black nationalist organisations and their leaders, Shakur was incarcerated for four years prior to her conviction on flimsy ev…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781556520747 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1556520743 |
| Author: | Assata Shakur, Angela Davis |
| Publisher: | Chicago Review Press |
| Imprint: | Chicago Review Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 31 January 2021 |
| Weight: | 462g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 22mm |
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“A sober, restrained, but forceful recollection… . A must book for those interested in the ‘revolutionaries’ of the 1960s” – Choice
“A deftly written book … A spellbinding tale.” – The New York Times Book Review “A sober, restrained, but forceful recollection… A must book for those interested in the ‘revolutionaries’ of the 1960s” – Chioce “A compelling tale of the impact of white racism on a sensitive and powerful young black woman.” – Library Journal
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