Assata: An Autobiography

Assata: An Autobiography

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>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 criminalize Black nationalist organizations and their leaders, Shakur was incarcerated for four years prior to her conviction on flimsy evidence in 1977 as an accomplice to murder. </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Â </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>This intensely personal and political autobiography belies the fearsome image of JoAnne Chesimard long projected by the media and the state. With wit and candor, Assata Shakur recounts the experiences that led her to a life of activism and portrays the strengths, weaknesses, and eventual demise of Black and White revolutionary groups at the hand ofÂ government officials. The result is a signal contribution to the literature about growing up Black in America that has already taken its place alongside <I>The Autobiography of Malcolm X</I> and the works of Maya Angelou. <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Two years after her conviction, Assata Shakur escaped from prison. She was given political asylum by Cuba, where she now resides. <DIV>Â </DIV>
Country USA
Brand Chicago Review Press
Manufacturer Lawrence Hill Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber new18-03-012016-b0196021
ReleaseDate 2001-11-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781556520747

Country	USA
Brand	Chicago Review Press
Manufacturer	Lawrence Hill Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	new18-03-012016-b0196021
ReleaseDate	2001-11-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781556520747

Assata: An Autobiography

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