They suspected her and a few other activists of murdering a state trooper. Shakur was also the target of the fbis cointelpro counterintelligence program. Curriculum guide assata, an autobiography summary in 1973, assata shakur, a leader in the black liberation movement of the 1960s and 70s, was convicted, based on flimsy evidence, of being an accomplice in the murder of a new jersey state trooper. Shakur recounts what happened after a shooting on the new jersey state turnpike, the. In march 1977 assata shakur was convicted of murdering state trooper werner forrester and was imprisoned. Sample by my essay writer assata shakur s 1987 autobiography assata. On may 2 1973, black panther activist assata shakur fsn joanne deborah chesimard, was pulled over by the new jersey state police, shot twice and then charged with murder of a police officer.
Successfully avoiding a national manhunt, shakur ultimately fled to cuba, resurfacing there in 1984. This book is an autobiography of assata shakur, a black revolutionary who is now living in cuba, where she has political asylum. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read assata. We do not have enough data to display the number of people who were given the name assata for each year. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. The reason she gives for changing her name was that she needed a name that reflected her state of feeling more like an african woman rather than a european as her name depicted. Two years later she broke out of the maximumsecurity wing of clinton correctional facility in new jersey, pistol in hand, as she and three cohorts sped out of the prison grounds. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully. In the spirit of god in the spirit of the ancestors in the spirit of the black panthers in the spirit of assata shakur. An autobiography is being republished by zed books. Race riots and white flight killed the economic and social boom that harlem had enjoyed before world war ii had ended, and an economic depression had settled over the black communities in every borough of the city. You are good intellectually and require several outlets for your energies.
Edgar hoovers campaign to defame, infiltrate, and criminalize black. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the assata an autobiography, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Assata olugbala shakur was born in new york and given the birth name joanee deborah byron. The book opens with a gruesome, bloody, detailed account of the assault. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book.
Although, gerstle criticize hardmulticulturalism, assata shakur, argues for its positivity in her memoir called assata. Assata shakurs trial and conviction for the murder of a white state trooper in the spring of 1973 divided america. Social security administration data, the first name assata is not a popular baby girls name in new york. Assata shakur is a member of the black panthers and an activist. Her birth name was joanne deborah chesimard but she changed her name to assata shakur in 1971. The book tells the often shocking yet inspiring story of assatas life up to her arrest and eventual escape to cuba. The name assata is ranked on the 56,839th position of the most used names. This book is a must read for anyone who is studying how the system of racism white supremacy operates. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows.
She was also charged multiple times and then acquitted for committing other felonies. After a while, people just think oppression is the normal state of things. This book presents the life story of african american revolutionary, shakur. The book was written in cuba where shakur currently has political asylum. This theme continues through the rest of the book and exists throughout assata s entire life.
The new york of assata shakur s childhood was a harsh place for black girls. According to angela davis, neutron activation analysis that was administered after the shootout showed no. Her case quickly became emblematic of race relations and police brutality in the usa. Imagine that, only 5 babies in new york have the same name as you in 2014. The issue with deriving the majority of knowledge i deem of worth from tumblr is the all too often reactionary invalidation coupled with my intake. On may 2, 1973, black panther assata shakur aka joanne chesimard lay in a. It focuses on her struggle for growth and meaning in new york and the south as an african american whose childhood and young womanhood was full of racism. But the crimes she was convicted of happened 40 years ago.
Assata olugbala shakur is a former member of the black liberation army bla, who was. Assata, page 207 thirtyfour years ago this november 2, in 1980, black revolutionary assata shakur escaped from the clinton correctional facility for women in new jersey, with the help of comrades wielding. She is an african american writer exiled from america. Assata shakur sound ideas university of puget sound. It means that it is relatively mediumlength, compared to the other names in our database. The book assata gives great insight into the role that women played in the black panther party and contrary to popular belief the women did not take the back seat. July 16, 1947, sometimes referred to by her married surname chesimard is a former member of the black liberation army bla, who was convicted of the firstdegree murder of state trooper werner foerster during a shootout on the new jersey turnpike in 1973. She was godmother to tupac shakur and has been eulogised by rappers. Assatas activities in the struggle for black liberation and to neautralize the system of.
Assata shakur was born in new york city on july 16, 1947. Assata shakur with forewords by angela davis and lennox hinds. Assata has just been shot and the police are undecided as to whether they should put her in an ambulance or kill her, because she is both black and a member of the black liberation army and a former member of the black panther party. An autobiography traces events from assata shakur s early childhood to her political refugee status in cuba. Assata, is an autobiography that travels at a fast pace and its hard to put down because you will truly anticipate the conclusion.
There will be a launch event for the book at the black cultural archives, in brixton, london on august. Assata shakur, an autobiography digitalized by revsocialist for socialiststories. But to become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave. Assata spent six and a half years in prison under brutal circumstances before escaping out of the maximum security wing of the clinton correctional facility for women in new jersey. While the book was first published in 1988, this guide references the 2014 edition of the autobiography, which features a foreword written by angela davis and lennox hill. An autobiography, edition 2 ebook written by assata shakur. Shortly after her birth, her mother and father divorced. A good friend of mine recently recommended that i read assata by assata shakur and i took her up on it. This presents the life story of african american revolutionary shakur, previously known as joanne. An autobiography traces events from assata shakurs early childhood to her political refugee status in cuba. The roots tv miniseries adapted from the book and shown shortly before the trial was believed to have evoked feelings. We estimate that there are at least 2600 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.
The fbi recently made joanne chesimard the first woman on its list of most wanted terrorists. Assata an autobiography by assata shakur powells books. 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. Whether or not you believe her guilty, the discussions her book invites on race, wealth, the role of government agencies, the zn education and prison systems, drug culture are crucial. An autobiography, describes how she became an activist who was in the middle of a massive racial conflict in the united states. An autobiography is a 1988 autobiographical book by assata shakur. The book tells the often shocking yet inspiring story of assata s life up to her arrest and eventual escape to cuba. Revolutionary writer, assata shakur african american. I pride myself on reading all kinds of books and not limiting myself to one particular genre.