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UNINA9910457973803321 |
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Titolo |
On the ground [[electronic resource] ] : the Black Panther Party in communities across America / / edited by Judson L. Jeffries |
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Jackson, Miss., : University Press of Mississippi, 2010 |
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1-62103-591-3 |
1-282-63769-X |
9786612637698 |
1-60473-493-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (637 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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JeffriesJ. L <1965-> (Judson L.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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African Americans - Politics and government - 20th century |
African Americans - Civil rights - History - 20th century |
African Americans - Services for - History - 20th century |
Poor - Services for - United States - History - 20th century |
Civil rights movements - United States - History - 20th century |
Electronic books. |
United States Race relations History 20th century |
United States History, Local |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Arm yourself or harm yourself : People's Party II and the Black Panther Party in Houston, Texas / Charles E. Jones -- A Panther sighting in the Pacific Northwest : the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party / Jeffrey Zane and Judson L. Jeffries -- The Kansas City Black Panther Party and the repression of the Black revolution / Reynaldo Anderson -- Motor City Panthers / Joel P. Rhodes and Judson L. Jeffries -- The Des Moines, Iowa, African American community and the emergence -- And impact of the Black Panther Party, 1948-1973 / Bruce Fehn and Robert Jefferson -- The Big Easy was anything but for the Panthers / Orissa Arend and Judson L. Jeffries. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Black Panther Party suffers from a distorted image largely framed by television and print media, including the Panthers' own newspaper. |
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These sources frequently reduced the entire organization to the Bay Area where the Panthers were founded, emphasizing the Panthers' militant rhetoric and actions rather than their community survival programs. This image, however, does not mesh with reality. The Panthers worked tirelessly at improving the life chances of the downtrodden regardless of race, gender, creed, or sexual orientation. In order to chronicle the rich history of the Black Panther Part |
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