Assata Shakur, fugitive Black activist who escaped life sentence for killing police officer, dies in Cuba

Jay Pretli

Sunday · 7:10 PM ·

In her telling, and in the minds of her supporters, she was pursued for crimes she didn't commit or that were justified. The FBI put Shakur on its list of “most wanted terrorists.”

Assata Shakur, fugitive Black activist who escaped life sentence for killing police officer, dies in Cuba

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In her telling, and in the minds of her supporters, she was pursued for crimes she didn't commit or that were justified. The FBI put Shakur on its list of “most wanted terrorists.”

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