From the bullet to the ballot : the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party and racial coalition politics in Chicago /
In this comprehensive history of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party (ILBPP), Chicago native Jakobi Williams demonstrates that the city's Black Power movement was both a response to and an extension of the city's civil rights movement. Williams focuses on the life and violent d...
Основен автор: | Williams, Jakobi, (Author) |
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Формат: | Електронна книга |
Език: | English |
Публикувано: |
Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
[2013]
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Серия: |
John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture.
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Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=532701 |
Подобни документи: |
Print version::
From the bullet to the ballot. |
Резюме: |
In this comprehensive history of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party (ILBPP), Chicago native Jakobi Williams demonstrates that the city's Black Power movement was both a response to and an extension of the city's civil rights movement. Williams focuses on the life and violent death of Fred Hampton, a charismatic leader who served as president of the NAACP Youth Council and continued to pursue a civil rights agenda when he became chairman of the revolutionary Chicago-based Black Panther Party. |
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Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (285 pages). |
Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
1469608162 9781469608167 9781469608174 1469608170 |