The Portland Black Panthers : empowering Albina and remaking a city /
Portland, though widely regarded as a liberal bastion, also has struggled historically with ethnic diversity. Indeed, the 2010 census found it to be "Americas whitest major city." In early recognition of such disparate realities, a group of African American activists in the 1960s formed a...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Seattle :
University of Washington Press,
[2016]
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| Edition: | 1st edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- The making and remaking of Albina
- Claiming Albina in the era of model cities and the national committee to combat fascism
- Serving Albina and becoming Panthers under the watchful eye of the Portland Police Bureau
- The Emanuel Hospital expansion, the James Family saga, and Portland's vision of a new urbanism
- Winning the war? Regime change, the triumph of community politics, and the emergence of Black leadership in Portland
- Life after the party: the Portland Black Panthers and their legacy.