The Struggle of Assata Shakur

Asset shaker is a in truth soused and determined individual that refused to give up her effects and ideas to receive her freedom. When she was incarcerated, treated standardised an animal, beaten to a bloody pulp and lost whole basic human rights, she only grew more(prenominal)(prenominal) stronger and determined. Shaker was a governmental prisoner and suffered because of her corrosive Panther & Black Liberation phalanx affiliation. She spent sextette years in prison for crimes that she was not proven to fetch through with(p) or had whatsoever connection to.Most pack would perplex given up and sold out to get their freedom certify, she didnt because she simply took it back Shakers animateness changed dramatically on the night of May 2, 1973 on the New jersey Turnpike when Caddy Mali Shaker, Sundials Coli and her car was stopped because of a taillight. After an ruffle between Caddy Shaker and state trooper harpist, shots were fired which left Trooper Forester and Caddy Shaker dead, Asset Shaker and Trooper Harper wounded. Shakers autobiography does a great Job detailing the event. Shaker depict the experience ordering Caddy was dead.My mind knew that Caddy was dead. The air was corresponding cold glass. Huge bubbles rose and burst. Each one tangle a a a interchangeable(p)(p) an explosion in my chest. My mouth tasted worry blood and dirt. The car spun slightly me and something like sleep overtook me. In the background I could hear what sounded like gunfire. But I was fading and dreaming. (Asset 3) She was beaten very badly during the ordeal. The officers were very brutal towards her because they knew she was involved in the Black Panther caller and cherished information out of her. Where did they go?Pitch youd better(p) open your unredeemed mouth or Ill cuff your goddamn head off (Asset 3) was how these officers talked to her. She doesnt say a word. This is another example of her showing her resilience in an indecent cartri dge holder. She was in tremendous amount of pain. Shaker said l mat up myself being dragged by the feet across the pavement. My chest was on fire. My blouse was purple with blood. I was convinced that my arm had been shot off and was hanging inside my clothe by a few strips of flesh. I could not feel it. (Asset 3) at last the ambulance came and got Shaker.She tried to speak however only bubbled at the mouth. She blacked out during the drive to the hospital. She gets to the hospital where she is interrogated by every soulfulness that is around her. The police felt that her capture could induce to the capture of m each other African American political leaders if she cooperated with authorities. If these leaders were captured, that would be a serious blow to the movement. Asset sat handcuffed to a bed as detective afterward detective asked questions about the Black Liberation Army. She said Detectives and more detectives. Questions and more QuestionsNow they want to know abo ut the Black Liberation Army how big is it what cities is it inwho is in it, etc. ,etc. (Asset 8) If Shaker talked, that may have lead to the end of the gabble or Black Panther Party because the FBI and CONTINENTS was desperate for the end of these companys. The purpose of CONTINENTS (Counter Intelligence Program) was to infiltrate, discredit and disrupt any domestic political organization (such as BLAB or the Black Panther Party). It was lead by the FBI and played a critical determination during this time period. The information that Shaker could have given the FBI could have lead to the destruction of these organizations.But Shaker remained uncooperative throughout her stopover in the hospital and even during her indictment. She did not say anything bout her party or its members, nor the activities of the groups. Her time in the hospital became better as her body healed and the corrupt from the officers stopped. A short time later Shaker was transported from the hospital to Middlesex County jail. It seemed like the middle of the night A wheelchair was waiting for me. I figured they were pickings me to Jail said Shaker describing the experience. (Asset 45) Shakers status as a political activist would affect her greatly in prison.The federal authorities cute Shaker isolated from all the other prisoners because they did not ant her to outspread her radical ideas to any of the other prisoners which could possibly result in a revolt. Her cell was isolated from all the other prisoners and was patrolled by guards at all times. In prison, Shaker was subjected to the nihilistic ideas that she encountered on the outside. During this time blacks were treated as lower class citizens. Society wanted to keep African Americans in the same ghettos and isolate us from the nicer neighborhoods (domestic colonialism).They did this by racial profiling (Asset Shakers halt on the turnpike), police highly populating current areas and raising ricers to live in genuine are as. These methods create a mind of self-worthlessness inside of a person which often lead to crime. This trend often leads to African Americans being arrested and incarcerated. formerly in prison, the system has now taken the little power that the person once had (the right to vote, speak etc. ) The prisoner now becomes more like property, which is Just like slavery in a sense because prisoners perform labor for free. Shaker and her party took a several(predicate) approach to the nihilistic feeling.They wanted to fight the oppressor and take what they deserved. This is why the BLAB and Black Panther Party was so feared by the government. Government knew that these groups carried an any means necessary mentality which meant that they would use violence if needed. Conservatism was the belief that many government officials believed during this time period. They did not want the the social or political structure of society to change. This is where the conflict occur. African American s were not receiving tolerable treatment which means that if society were to remain the same African Americans would always be second-rate citizens.Black people shared a liberal facial expression in the sense hat liberty and equality for all. The liberal pile was the driving force behind every African American group or movement for equality/ civil rights. Shaker would remain in prison for six years bouncing from punitory facility to correctional facility as authorities tried to make it as awkward as possible for her and her loved ones. She was eventually able to escape from prison and currently lives in Cuba in isolation, but many political prisoners like her are unable to escape. Often these people remain in prison for very long periods of times because of their beliefs.Shaker would have been the same way but she was fortunate enough to escape. These people have great pride and oneness because they are willing to withstand any abuse or essence they might receive for doing w hat they believe is right. Shaker is one of those special people and her story shows it. Shakers story Asset documented her life and experiences very accurately and allowed for the reader to relate to her experiences. I was able to view her as an general person and not Just an political leader. Her childhood stories in certain chapters showed her more as a normal, everyday person.While her stories of her arrest or stay in prison show how strong of a woman she genuinely was. Shaker was a truly extraordinary person. Many people would have crumbled under the circumstances she endured. She fought social injustices, cultural struggles and economic forces. Her upbringing was a pure example of the life of most people. Blacks were compressed in certain communities where crime and drugs were often used as temporary outlets to a better world, but Shaker chose a different path. She chose to be an leader in the community and fight for civil rights.She did not settle for Ewing the victim, she played the card game she were dealt and tried the best she could. The ironic part about everything is the same problems that she encountered back then, exist today. The Tramway Martin field shows how race has not changed much in this country. White Society viewed this small woman Asset Shaker like a huge criminal, Just like society wants to paint the limning that an unarmed Bibb black male could harm an armed white man. Shaker legacy and deeds did help African Americans, but the Tramway Martin case (along with countless others) make you ask how much? .