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Assata Shakur fut, dans les années 60 et 70, militante du Black Panther Party et de l'Armée de Libération Noire. Elle a connu le formidable bouillonnement d'une époque de révoltes et d'espérances pour les Noirs des États-Unis, comme la répression. De sa tendre enfance à son exil à Cuba, ses souvenirs se structurent autour du récit d'un emprisonnement de six ans. Une exceptionnelle leçon d'histoire populaire et d'engagement dans laquelle Assata dresse un portrait sans fard de l'oppression raciale et de la violence capitaliste aux États-Unis. Cette autobiographie est une lettre d'amour au peuple noir ainsi qu'à tous les opprimés. Une source d'inspiration inaltérable pour celles et ceux qui, à travers le monde, exigent la dignité et la justice.
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Assata, une autobiographie
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Assata: An Autobiography
December 1987, Lawrence Hill Books
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Source title: Assata, une autobiographie (NED 2021) (Figures de la révolution) (French Edition)
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On May 2, 1973, Black Panther Assata Shakur (previously known as 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. Long a target of J. Edgar Hoover's campaign to defame, infiltrate, and criminalize Black nationalist organizations and their leaders, Shakur was incarcerated for four years prior to her conviction on flimsy evidence in 1977 as an accomplice to murder.
This intensely personal and political autobiography belies the fearsome image of JoAnne Chesimard long projected by the media and the state. With wit and candor, Assata Shakur recounts the experiences that led her to a life of activism and portrays the strengths, weaknesses, and eventual demise of Black and White revolutionary groups at the hand of government officials. The result is a signal contribution to the literature about growing up Black in America that has already taken its place alongside The Autobiography of Malcolm X and the works of Maya Angelou.
Two years after her conviction, Assata Shakur escaped from prison. She was given political asylum by Cuba, where she now resides.
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