Assata Shakur
Author, organizer, political prisoner in exile since 1979, and much more — born Joanne Chesimard in New York, NY (July 16, 1947 )
Essays + Prison Writings
Free All Black Liberation Fighters by Assata Shakur (1973)
Women in prison: How It Is With Us by Assata Shakur (1979)
Documentaries
Eyes Of The Rainbow: The Assata Shakur Story by Gloria Rolando (1997)
Assata: A Special Presentation by Like-It-Is Productions
Audio
Assata Shakur Interviewed in Cuba in 1992 by WBAI Free Speech Radio
Documents + Downloadables
Assata: An Autobiography (E-Book) by Assata Shakur
Open Letter from Assata by Assata Shakur
Opening Statement at trial by Assata Shakur
Assata Shakur Trial Courtroom Sketches by Arthur J. Morris Law Library
Other resources
Assata Shakur Interviews, Articles & Poetry by Assata Shakur
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