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The Portland Black Panthers - Empowering Albina and Remaking a City (Paperback) Loot Price: R618
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The Portland Black Panthers - Empowering Albina and Remaking a City (Paperback): Lucas N N Burke, Judson L. Jeffries

The Portland Black Panthers - Empowering Albina and Remaking a City (Paperback)

Lucas N N Burke, Judson L. Jeffries

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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 1960s formed a local branch of the Black Panther Party in the city's Albina District to rally their community and be heard by city leaders. And as Lucas Burke and Judson Jeffries reveal, the Portland branch was quite different from the more famous-and infamous-Oakland headquarters. Instead of parading through the streets wearing black berets and ammunition belts, Portland's Panthers were more concerned with opening a health clinic and starting free breakfast programs for neighborhood kids. Though the group had been squeezed out of local politics by the early 1980s, its legacy lives on through the various activist groups in Portland that are still fighting many of the same battles. Combining histories of the city and its African American community with interviews with former Portland Panthers and other key players, this long-overdue account adds complexity to our understanding of the protracted civil rights movement throughout the Pacific Northwest. A V Ethel Willis White Book

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Imprint: University of Washington Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: July 2017
Authors: Lucas N N Burke • Judson L. Jeffries
Dimensions: 229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format: Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 978-0-295-74271-7
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Local history
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Religious freedom
Books > History > American history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Local history
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
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LSN: 0-295-74271-2
Barcode: 9780295742717

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