On June 13, 1995, Assata Shakur became the first woman placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists list. A former member of the Black Liberation Army, Shakur had escaped prison in 1979 and was granted political asylum in Cuba. The FBI alleged her involvement in the 1973 killing of a New Jersey state trooper, though many activists consider her a political prisoner targeted for her revolutionary beliefs. Her addition to the Most Wanted list sparked global attention and debate over the definition of terrorism, the legitimacy of state prosecution, and the boundaries of political resistance. June 13 became a flashpoint in the ongoing conflict between Black liberation movements and state power.
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