Assata Shakur

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Assata Shakur is a former Black Panther and Black Liberation Army member, convicted in the 1973 killing of a New Jersey state trooper, who became an icon of Black radical resistance after escaping prison and receiving political asylum in Cuba.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former member of the Black Liberation Army
former member of the Black Panther Party
fugitive
human
political activist
writer
alsoKnownAs JoAnne Chesimard
JoAnne Chesimard
surface form: JoAnne Deborah Chesimard
asylumStatus political asylum in Cuba
birthName JoAnne Deborah Byron
citizenship United States of America
convictedIn United States of America
surface form: United States
convictedOf armed robbery
assault
murder of New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster
countryOfAsylum Cuba
countryOfBirth United States of America
dateOfBirth 1947-07-16
dateOfDesignation 2005-05-02
dateOfEvent 1973-05-02
designatedAs domestic terrorist by the FBI
education City College of New York
Borough of Manhattan Community College
surface form: Manhattan Community College
escapeFrom Clinton Correctional Facility
surface form: Clinton Correctional Facility for Women
escapeFromCustody 1979-11-02
ethnicGroup African American
genre autobiography
hasBounty 2000000 USD reward
hasChild Kakuya Shakur
influenced Black radical movements
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Black Liberation Army
Black Panther Party
movement Black nationalism
surface form: Black Liberation movement

Black Power movement
name Assata Shakur self-link
notableFor controversial conviction and escape
symbol of Black radical resistance
notableWork Assata: An Autobiography
placeOfBirth New York City
Queens
placeOfEvent East Brunswick Township
surface form: East Brunswick Township, New Jersey

New Jersey Turnpike
religion Islam
residence Cuba
significantEvent New Jersey Turnpike shootout
spouse Louis Chesimard
subjectOf FBI Most Wanted Terrorists
surface form: FBI Most Wanted Terrorists list
wantedBy Federal Bureau of Investigation
New Jersey, United States
surface form: State of New Jersey

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Black Power movement hasKeyFigure Assata Shakur
Black Panther Party hasMember Assata Shakur
Assata Shakur name Assata Shakur self-link
Mutulu Shakur relative Assata Shakur
Black Liberation Army notableMember Assata Shakur
JoAnne Deborah Byron alsoKnownAs Assata Shakur
JoAnne Deborah Byron birthNameOf Assata Shakur
JoAnne Chesimard birthNameOf Assata Shakur
JoAnne Chesimard alsoKnownAs Assata Shakur
JoAnne Chesimard laterKnownAs Assata Shakur
Louis Chesimard spouse Assata Shakur
Kakuya Shakur mother Assata Shakur
Kakuya Shakur parent Assata Shakur
Assata: An Autobiography author Assata Shakur
Assata: An Autobiography mainSubject Assata Shakur
A Song for Assata hasSubject Assata Shakur
A Song for Assata dedicatedTo Assata Shakur