University of California, Berkeley, Office of Media Services Nyasha, Kiilu Lewis, J. Tarika McMillan, Artie Haven, Sheba Rahman, Majeeda Butcher, Belva
A panel discussion of women who are members of the Black Panther Party in which they relate their personal struggles and experiences as "Panther women" engaged in civil rights activism. Topics discussed include the Free Breakfast for Children program, police brutality, economic justice, prisoner's rights, white supremacy, chauvinism, George Jackson People's Free Clinic, the Oakland Community School, John George Recovery Center, rehabilitation and health clinics, high infant mortality rate of Oakland, and AIDS.
Type
moving image
Format
Color 1/2 inch videotape
Form/Genre
Oral histories
Extent
1 Tape of 1
Identifier
VIDEO/C 2557 cabemrc_000016
Subject
African American women--Biography African American women--Civil rights Black power--United States--History--20th century African American women civil rights workers--Biography Black power--United States--Biography Merritt College Black Panther Party
Place
Oakland (Calif.)
Provenance
Media Resources Center, University of California, Berkeley California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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