On the tail of the Panther: Black power and the 1967 convention of the National Conference for New Politics

Journal of American Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-78

  Hall, Simon ^a  

^a SIDNEY SUSSEX COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 7644228737     PISSN: 00218758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002187580300700X     Document Type: Article

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