What is the theme in Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur?

Oppression is a theme from the moment the story begins. Assata has just been shot and the police are undecided as to whether they should put her in an ambulance or kill her, because she is both black and a member of the Black Liberation Army and a former member of the Black Panther Party. This theme continues through the rest of the book and exists throughout Assata's entire life.