Robyn C. Spencer

The Revolution Has Come

Black Power, Gender, and the Black Panther Party in Oakland

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Produktbeschreibung

In The Revolution Has Come Robyn C. Spencer traces the Black Panther Party's organizational evolution in Oakland, California, examining how its internal politics along with external forces such as COINTELPRO shaped the Party's efforts at fostering self-determination in Oakland's black communities.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 278
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 418g
• ISBN-13: 9780822362869
• ISBN-10: 0822362864
• Artikelnr.: 44675686

Autorenporträt

Robyn C. Spencer is Associate Professor of History at Lehman College, City University of New York.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments  ix
Introduction  1
1. Seize the Time: The Roots of the Black Panther Party in Oakland,
California  7
2. In Defense of Self-Defense  35
3. Moving on Many Fronts: The Black Panther Party's Transformation from
Local Organization to Mass Movement  61
4. Inside Political Repression, 1969–1971  88
5. "Revolution Is a Process Rather Than a Conclusion": Rebuilding the
Party, 1971–1974  114
6. The Politics of Survival: Electoral Politics and Organizational
Transformation  143
7. "I Am We": The Demise of the Black Panther Party, 1977–1982  177
Conclusion  202
Notes  205
Bibliography  241
Index  253