Repression breeds resistance: The black liberation army and the radical legacy of the black panther party

New Political Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 131-155

  Umoja, Akinyele Omowale ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 28844486517     PISSN: 07393148     EISSN: 14699931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07393149908429859     Document Type: Article

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