Feeding Revolution: The Black Panther Party and the Politics of Food

This chapter examines the role of food in the symbolic politics and practical agenda of the Black Panther Party (BPP), founded in the late 1960s in Oakland, California.  Situating hunger and the politics of food at the center of drives for racial justice, it argues that the BPP’s anti-hunger efforts...

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Main Author: Mary Potorti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2014-02-01
Series:Radical Teacher
Online Access:http://radicalteacher.library.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/radicalteacher/article/view/80