Assata Shakur was the first woman to appear on the FBI Most Wanted Terrorists list. She was a controversial political activist, first within the Black Panther Party and later with the Black Liberation Army. She fought against the systemic oppression of her community and the injustices of the American legal system. After a daring prison break, Assata escaped to Cuba and was granted political asylum by the Castro government, causing even greater tensions between the two feuding nations.

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