He was the only witness who claimed he could positively identify me, because i “had spent weekends at his house.” But he didn’t know the color of my … - Assata Shakur

Since i was the only Black woman sitting in the defendant’s chair, of course he identified me. We protested the procedure, but the judge admitted his testimony anyway. We finally did arrange for a lineup, and, of course, the other so-called witnesses picked out another woman.

The world, in spite of oppression, is a beautiful place.

I am about life. I’m gonna live as hard as i can and as full as i can until i die. And i’m not letting these parasites, these oppressors, these greedy racist swine make me kill my children in my mind, before they are even born.