In The Revolution Has Come Robyn C. Spencer traces the Black Panther Party's organizational evolution in Oakland, California, where hundreds of young people came to political awareness and journeyed to adulthood as members. Challenging the belief that the Panthers were a projection of the leadership, Spencer draws on interviews with rank-and-file members, FBI files, and archival materials to examine the impact the organization's internal politics and COINTELPRO's political repression had on its evolution and dissolution. She shows how the Panthers' members interpreted, implemented, and influenced party ideology and programs; initiated dialogues about gender politics; highlighted ambiguities in the Panthers' armed stance; and criticized organizational priorities. Spencer also centers gender politics and the experiences of women and their contributions to the Panthers and the Black Power movement as a whole. Providing a panoramic view of the party's organization over its sixteen-year history, The Revolution Has Come shows how the Black Panthers embodied Black Power through the party's international activism, interracial alliances, commitment to address state violence, and desire to foster self-determination in Oakland's black communities.

Formato	Tapa suave
Número de Páginas	280
Lenguaje	Inglés
Editorial	Duke University Press
Fecha de Publicación	2016-12-02
Dimensiones	9.0" x 6.0" x 0.6" pulgadas
Letra Grande	No
Con Ilustraciones	Si
Temas	Años 1960, Años 1960, Años 1970, Años 1970, Años 1980, Años 1980, Afroamericano, Afroamericano, Historia Negra, Historia Negra, California, California, Oakland, California, Oakland, California, Femenino, Femenino, California del Norte, California del Norte, Oeste de EE.UU., Oeste de EE.UU.

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