| Comrades: A Local History of the Black Panther Party Contributor(s): Jeffries, Judson L. (Editor) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0253219302 ISBN-13: 9780253219305 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $26.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: Examining the grassroots activities of the Black Panther Party in Baltimore, Winston-Salem, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles, "Comrades" reveals how these local organizations were committed to programs of community activism that focused on problems of social, political, and economic justice. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History | United States - 20th Century - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations |
| Dewey: 322.420 |
| LCCN: 2007013592 |
| Series: Blacks in the Diaspora (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.35" W x 9.24" (1.24 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History - Locality - Baltimore, Maryland - Geographic Orientation - Maryland - Locality - Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA - Cultural Region - Southern California - Geographic Orientation - California - Locality - Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, Ohio - Geographic Orientation - Ohio - Cultural Region - Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was founded in Oakland, California, in 1966 by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. It was perhaps the most visible of the Black Power groups in the late 60s and early 70s, not least because of its confrontational politics, its rejection of nonviolence, and its headline-catching, gun-toting militancy. Important on the national scene and highly visible on college campuses, the Panthers also worked at building grassroots support for local black political and economic power. Although there have been many books about the Black Panthers, none has looked at the organization and its work at the local level. This book examines the work and actions of seven local initiatives in Baltimore, Winston-Salem, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. These local organizations are revealed as committed to programs of community activism that focused on problems of social, political, and economic justice. |