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  3. WEBMar 1, 2022 · Learn about Assata Shakur, a former Black Liberation Army member and a political refugee in Cuba, who has inspired today's Movement for Black Lives. Read a book review of Assata Taught Me, a …

  4. WEBFeb 8, 2014 · Learn about Assata Shakur, a political activist, author, and fugitive who joined the Black Liberation Army and was convicted of murder in 1977. Find out how she escaped from prison, sought asylum in Cuba, …

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    Fled to Cuba Sources Assata Shakur, formerly JoAnne Deborah Chesimard, has attained near-mythical status in the eyes of some observers.
    A deadly encounter fifty years ago between the New Jersey State Police and a group of Black activists turned Assata Shakur into a cultural icon – and an enduring political villain. In May 1973, activist Assata Shakur and two members of the Black Liberation Army were pulled over by state troopers on the New Jersey Turnpike.
    Assata Olugbala Shakur (born JoAnne Deborah Byron; July 16, 1947 [a] ), also known as Joanne Chesimard, is an American political activist and convicted murderer who was a member of the Black Liberation Army (BLA).
    During an interview, Assata Shakur discussed her treatment by the police and medical staff at Middlesex General Hospital. She said that the police beat and choked her and were "doing everything that they could possibly do as soon as the doctors or nurses would go outside".
  6. How Assata Shakur Became One of America’s Most Wanted