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The Black Panther Party : Service to the People Programs

The Black Panther Party represents Black Panther Party members' coordinated responses over the last four decades to the failure of city, state, and federal bureaucrats to address the basic needs of their respective communities. The Party pioneered free social service programs that are now in th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Foundation, The Dr. Huey P. Newton
Otros Autores: Hilliard, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Black Panther Party represents Black Panther Party members' coordinated responses over the last four decades to the failure of city, state, and federal bureaucrats to address the basic needs of their respective communities. The Party pioneered free social service programs that are now in the mainstream of American life. The Party's Sickle Cell Anemia Research Foundation, operated with Oakland's Children's Hospital, was among the nation's first such testing programs. Its Free Breakfast Program served as a model for national programs. Other initiatives included free clinics, grocery givea.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (176 pages).
ISBN:9780826343956