Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination

by Alondra Nelson

Book Overview

Between its founding in 1966 and its formal end in 1980, the Black Panther Party blazed a distinctive trail in American political culture. The Black Panthers are most often remembered for their revolutionary rhetoric and militant action. Here Alondra Nelson deftly recovers an indispensable but lesser-known aspect of the organization's broader struggle for social justice: health care. The Black Panther Party's health activism--its network of free...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816676496
• ISBN13: 9780816676491
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"