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Assata Shakur

Joanne Chesimard was a young woman who become a Black Power activist but soon found herself part of one of the most infamous crimes of the era. Accused of murdering a  N.J. state trooper,  Chesimard would escape prison and flee to Cuba as Assata Shakur. This is her compelling story.

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