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Showdown in Desire: The Black Panthers Take a Stand in New Orleans 1st edition
Orissa Arend
Showdown in Desire: The Black Panthers Take a Stand in New Orleans 1st edition
Orissa Arend
Portrays the Black Panther Party in New Orleans in 1970, a year that included a shootout with a police on Piety Street, the creation of survival programs, and a daylong standoff between the Panthers and the police in the Desire housing development. Orissa Arend tells a nuanced story that captures the palpable spirit of rebellion, resistance, and revolution of an incendiary summer in New Orleans.
294 pages, 31 illustrations. photographs
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | March 1, 2010 |
ISBN13 | 9781557289339 |
Publishers | University of Arkansas Press |
Pages | 294 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 23 mm · 530 g |
Language | English |
Contributor | Charles E. Jones |
Contributor | Curtis J. Curtis J. Austin |
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