Frankye Adams Johnson Correspondence Collection

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Title
Frankye Adams Johnson Correspondence Collection
Subject
Black Power
Black Panther Party
Black lives and liberation
Family
Islam
Prisoners
Poetry
Education
Black Muslims
Description
This collection contains 161 pieces of correspondence in various sizes and conditions written at various dates by multiple authors. Many of the letters are written to Frankye Adams-Johnson by her husband, Nuh Abdul Qaiyum, who was incarcerated at the time of the correspondence. There are also letters to and from other people within the movement as well as letters to and from unknown authors. Within the correspondence are items like meeting agendas; original poetry; business dealings; a complaint against the NYPD; and much more. Major themes throughout the correspondence are the Black Panther Party; Islam; law enforcement; incarceration; prison; the freedom struggle; Black Power; liberation; family; Africa; political prisoners; love; revolution; politics; justice; and more.
Identifier
mwchcac.ar.2022.faj.cor
Rights
All rights held by the Margaret Walker Center. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact Margaret Walker Center, Jackson State University, 601-979-3935 Attn: Center Director.
Publisher
Margaret Walker Center, Jackson State University
Source
The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson
Provenance
Frankye Adams-Johnson
Is Part Of
Frankye Adams-Johnson pictureFrankye Adams-Johnson Black Panther Party Collection, ca. 1975-1995

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