| Description |
xiv, 312 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
The John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture
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John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-303) and index. |
| Summary |
"In this... history, Donna Murch argues that the Black Panther Party (BPP) started with a study group. Drawing on oral history and untapped archival sources, she explains how Oakland, a relatively small city with a recent history of African American settlement, produced such compelling and influential forms of Black Power politics. During an era of expansion and political struggle in California's system of public higher education, black southern migrants formed the BPP. In the early 1960s, attending Merritt College and other public universities radicalized Huey Newton, Bobby Seale, and many of the young people who joined the Panthers' rank and file. 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. In excavating this hidden history, Living for the City broadens the scholarship of the Black Power movement by documenting the contributions of black students and youth who created new forms of organization, grassroots mobilization, and political literacy"--Publisher description. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- City of migrants, 1940-1960 -- Canaan bound -- Fortress California -- The campus and the street, 1961-1966 -- We care enough to tell it -- A campus where Black power won -- Black power and urban movement, 1966-1982 -- Men with guns -- Survival pending revolution -- A chicken in every bag. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- California -- Oakland -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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African Americans. |
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California -- Oakland. |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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African Americans -- California -- Oakland -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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Social conditions. |
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African Americans -- Southern States -- Migrations -- History -- 20th century.
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Southern States. |
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History. |
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African Americans -- Education (Higher) -- California -- History -- 20th century.
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African Americans -- Education (Higher) |
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California. |
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Education, Higher -- California -- History -- 20th century.
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Education, Higher. |
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Black Panther Party -- History.
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Black Panther Party. |
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Oakland (Calif.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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Oakland (Calif.) -- Ethnic relations.
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| ISBN |
9780807871133 paperback alkaline paper |
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0807871133 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780807833766 cloth alkaline paper |
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0807833762 cloth alkaline paper |
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