One of the main aspects of African-American history is going to be studied in this research paper. We are going to consider revolutionary fight for the rights of such people. One of the most extreme examples is example of Assata Shakur. That is why her personal story is going to become a basis for analysis. Probably, the main questions we are going to answer in this paper are whether Assata was a hero or criminal and whether such instruments can be justified in the fight for the rights. To begin with we would like to provide some background information about the main hero of this research paper. A real name of Assata Shakur is Joanne Deborah Byron. She was an African-American activist. He was a member of the Black Panter Party and Black Liberation Army. She was born in Jamaica, performed in the United States of America and lives in Cuba. She was accused of several crimes and put in a prison. She escaped from it and lives in Cuba, called a terrorist by the American authorities. After graduation she joined the Black Panter Party. However, she was not satisfied with the situation there and soon left it, Then she