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Before going back to college, i knew i didn't want to be an intellectual, spending my life in books and libraries without knowing what the hell is go… - Assata Shakur
" "Before going back to college, i knew i didn't want to be an intellectual, spending my life in books and libraries without knowing what the hell is going on in the streets. Theory without practice is just as incomplete as practice without theory. The two have to go together.
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About Assata Shakur
Assata Shakur (born JoAnne Deborah Byron, July 16, 1947) is an activist who was found guilty in the 1973 murder of New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster. Shakur was incarcerated in several prisons in the 70s. She escaped from U.S. prison in 1979 and has been living in Cuba in political asylum since 1984. Shakur is the step-aunt/godmother of the late Tupac Shakur.
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JoAnne Deborah Byron
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Joanne Deborah Byron
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Joanne Deborah Chesimard
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Assata Olugbala Shakur
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