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On this day July 16, 1947

Black revolutionary Assata Shakur born

Black revolutionary Assata Shakur born

Black revolutionary Assata Shakur was born in Queens, NYC. She joined the Black Panthers and the Black Liberation Army urban guerrilla group until she was arrested and jailed. Escaping in 1979 she fled to Cuba where she still lives.

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