Assata Shakur

American activist who was a member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army

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Lived 1947–2025, aged 78United States
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  • Era
    1947–2025
    Aged 78
  • Known for
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    2016
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Updated 2026-06-21

Assata Olugbala Shakur was an American political activist, revolutionary, and fugitive who was a member of the Black Panther Party, and later the Black Liberation Army. In 1977, she was convicted of the first-degree murder of New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster during a shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike in 1973. She escaped from prison in 1979 and was wanted by the FBI, with a $1 million reward for information leading to her capture, and an additional $1 million reward offered by the New Jersey attorney general. She was never caught and remained a fugitive for 45 years.

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