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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781945803321

Autore

Austin Curtis J. <1969->

Titolo

Up against the wall [[electronic resource] ] : violence in the making and unmaking of the Black Panther Party / / by Curtis J. Austin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Fayetteville, : University of Arkansas Press, 2006

ISBN

1-299-40194-5

1-61075-444-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (549 p.)

Disciplina

322.4/20973

322.420973

Soggetti

Political violence - United States - History - 20th century

Black power - United States - History - 20th century

African Americans - Politics and government - 20th century

United States Race relations History 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 431-438) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chronology of the Black Panther Party -- Civil wrongs and the rise of Black power -- The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense -- Speaking of violence -- Publicizing the party -- Growth and transformation -- Unjustifiable homicides -- Southern discomfort -- To the East-- and back -- The rift.

Sommario/riassunto

<div>Elbert "Big Man" Howard was a founding member of the Black Panther Party and the editor of the party's newspaper.</div>