The Portland Black Panthers : empowering Albina and remaking a city /

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Portland, Oregon, though widely regarded as a liberal bastion, also has struggled historically with ethnic diversity; indeed, the 2010 census found it to be "America's whitest major city." In early recognition of such disparate realities, a group of African American activists in the 1...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Burke, Lucas N. N. (Author), Jeffries, J. L. (Judson L.), 1965- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2016]
Edition:1st edition.
Series:V. Ethel Willis White Books
Subjects:
Portland Black Panthers > History.
Portland Black Panthers
1900-1999
African Americans > Oregon > Portland > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Oregon > Portland > Social conditions > 20th century.
African Americans > Political activity > Oregon > Portland.
African Americans > Oregon > Portland > Biography.
Noirs américains > Oregon > Portland > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Noirs américains > Oregon > Portland > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
Noirs américains > Activité politique > Oregon > Portland.
Noirs américains > Oregon > Portland > Biographies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Advocacy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
African Americans
African Americans > Social conditions
Politics and government
Race relations
Portland (Or.) > Race relations > History.
Portland (Or.) > Politics and government > History > 20th century.
Oregon > Portland
Biographies
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The making and remaking of Albina
  • Claiming Albina in the era of model cities and the national committee to combat fascism
  • Serving Albina and becoming Panthers under the watchful eye of the Portland Police Bureau
  • The Emanuel Hospital expansion, the James Family saga, and Portland's vision of a new urbanism
  • Winning the war? Regime change, the triumph of community politics, and the emergence of Black leadership in Portland
  • Life after the party: the Portland Black Panthers and their legacy.

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