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The history of the Black Panther Party, 1966-1971: A curriculum tool for Afrikan-American studies.
Abstract
The Black Panther Party existed for a very short period of time, but within this period they established themselves as a central force in the Afrikan American human rights/civil rights movements. Over the past twenty years the history of the Black Panther Party has been conspicuously missing from material on the 1960's. Particularly, there is an absence of material concerning the rank-and-file grassroots activities. In documenting the grassroots efforts of the Black Panther Party, this study emphasizes the community organizing of the Party in a manner which encourages the student/reader to analyze the effectiveness and relevance of grassroots organizing as a means for developing social change and acquiring Afrikan American self-determination.
Subject Area
Education history|Black history|Minority & ethnic groups|Sociology|American history|Political science
Recommended Citation
Holder, Kit Kim, "The history of the Black Panther Party, 1966-1971: A curriculum tool for Afrikan-American studies." (1990). Doctoral Dissertations Available from Proquest. AAI9035391.
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9035391