Tupac Shakur
 Tupac Shakur       (musician, activist, poet) | |
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| Born | Lesane Parish Crooks 1971-06-16 East Harlem, New York, U.S. |
| Died | 1996-09-13 (Age 0) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
Cause of death | gunshot |
| Victim of | assassination |
| Interest of | John Potash |
Internationally known rap musician. Assassinated | |
Tupac Shakur was an internationally known rap musician.
Background
Tupac's parents Afeni Shakur and father Billy Garland were active members of the Black Panthers. His stepfather, Mutulu Shakur, spent four years at large on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list beginning in 1982. Mutulu was wanted for having helped his friend (no relation) Assata Shakur (also known as Joanne Chesimard), Tupac's godmother, to escape from a penitentiary in New Jersey in 1979.
Death
On September 7, 1996, Shakur was shot four times in a drive-by shooting at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] He was taken to the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, where he died from his injuries six days later.[2]
John Potash alleges in his book, The FBI War on Tupac Shakur and Black Leaders that Tupac Shakur was assassinated by the FBI because of the political messages of his videos, especially the anti-war content. He states that the FBI attempted to assassinate Tupac at least 4 times before. He links Tupac's murder to a larger pattern is assassinations, including Fred Hampton, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King.[3]
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Private Prisons Criminalized Rap | Letter, E-Mail | 24 April 2012 | Unknown |
References
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