JUSTICE AND POLTICAL LITERACY: ASSATA SHAKUR Assata Shakur, a political and social activist who struggled for the liberation of African Americans in the U.S. Her development as a revolutionary originated in her observation of her surroundings. She became devoted to improving the justice the black community faced, the removal of inequalities in African life. She pursued the development and organization of revolutionary groups demanding total liberation. She became actively involved in this movement, while, consequently becoming a victim of the government's repressive actions. Assata's struggle began as a child trying to comprehend the world around her. She learned greatly from her schools, deriving