JoAnne Deborah Byron

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JoAnne Deborah Byron is the birth name of Assata Shakur, a former Black Liberation Army member and prominent figure in Black radical activism who was convicted of murder and later granted political asylum in Cuba.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
alsoKnownAs Assata Shakur
asylumStatus political asylum granted by Cuba
birthNameOf Assata Shakur
consideredBy United States government as a fugitive
convictedOf armed robbery
assault
murder
countryOfAsylum Cuba
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1947-07-16
educatedAt City College of New York
Borough of Manhattan Community College
surface form: Manhattan Community College

SUNY New Paltz
surface form: State University of New York at New Paltz
escapeFromCustody 1979 prison escape in New Jersey
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Byron
fledTo Cuba
givenName JoAnne Deborah Byron self-linksurface differs
surface form: JoAnne
hasPoliticalView Black nationalism
anti-imperialism
hasRole political symbol of resistance for some Black activists
influenced contemporary Black liberation activists
legalStatusInUSA wanted fugitive
memberOf Black Liberation Army
movement Black Power movement
Black radical activism
notableFor being one of the most prominent women in the Black Liberation Army
conviction related to the murder of a New Jersey state trooper
involvement in Black Liberation Army activities
symbolic figure in Black radical and prison abolition movements
notableWork Assata: An Autobiography
surface form: Autobiography "Assata: An Autobiography"
occupation political activist
placeOfBirth New York City
placeOfImprisonment United States federal prison system
religion Islam
residence Cuba
Havana, Cuba
surface form: Havana
sexOrGender female
spouse Louis Chesimard
subjectOf FBI Most Wanted Terrorists list entry for Assata Shakur
debates over political prisoners and terrorism designations
extensive media coverage in the United States
writesAbout Black liberation
political imprisonment
racism in the United States

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Assata Shakur birthName JoAnne Deborah Byron
JoAnne Deborah Byron givenName JoAnne Deborah Byron self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: JoAnne
JoAnne Chesimard givenName JoAnne Deborah Byron
this entity surface form: JoAnne