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Assata: An Autobiography (Lawrence Hill & Co.)
 

Assata: An Autobiography (Lawrence Hill & Co.)

by Assata Shakur


This presents the life story of African American revolutionary Shakur, previously known as JoAnne Chesimard.

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Top tags: black panther party,  black feminism,  autobiography,  memoir,  politics (all tags)

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I.B. Freeman
  • Rated 5 stars

“Assata gets props for giving a critical analysis of her life. She even admits that the most important thing about starting a revolution is that you have to have a way to educate and provide people with jobs.”

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  • Rated 4.569445 stars
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  • Rated 4.5 stars
  

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  • Tichaona

    tichaona said:

    “I first saw this book in a bookstore window in San Francisco in the early 90's. Something about her face leaped out at me and I went in and bought it. In terms of impact on me, this book ranks up with The Color Purple. Both told the stories of women who struggled to overcome both personal and political barriers. The extra value in Assata is that she is alive! That fact is of immeasurable value during this period of our "sojourn" in the Diaspora; especially considering the dearth of revolutionary leaders from the political active days of the 1960's and 1970's. As Martin Luther King, Jr. said "longevity has its place" (one of my favorite quotes by him). She is living proof of that because, even in exile, she hasn't turned her back on the struggle or her love of Afrikan people.

    Tichaona Chinyelu
    www.inthewhirlwind.com

    ”

    posted Thursday, February 21 2008
  • Swaggie

    swaggie said:

    “Ditto!”

    posted Monday, October 1 2007
  • SeekFirst

    seekfirst said:

    “Excellent book. I really enjoyed it, unfortunately it was not a book of fiction, but on someone's life. ”

    posted Sunday, September 30 2007
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