Assata: An Autobiography Binding:Paperback As the second son of

As the second son of a decorated hero

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Ta-Nehisi Coates

THE PRIX DES RACINES ET DES MOTS

But as they settle into the routine of their life together

Assata: An Autobiography Binding:Paperback As the second son ofOn May 2, 1973, Black Panther Assata Shakur (aka 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