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Living for the City : Migration, Education, and the Rise of the Black Panther Party in Oakland, California /

In this nuanced and groundbreaking history, Murch explores how black southern migrants formed the Black Panther Party (BPP) during an era of expansion and political struggle in California's system of public higher education. The BPP started with a study group, she argues. In the face of social...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Murch, Donna Jean (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2010]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In this nuanced and groundbreaking history, Murch explores how black southern migrants formed the Black Panther Party (BPP) during an era of expansion and political struggle in California's system of public higher education. The BPP started with a study group, she argues. In the face of social crisis and police violence, the most disfranchised sectors of the East Bay's African American community--young, poor, and migrant--challenged the legitimacy of state authorities and of an older generation of black leadership.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (328 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9781469606255