The Black Liberation Army and the program of armed struggle.

This collection consists of the FBI's files on the Black Liberation Army (BLA). The BLA was an underground, black nationalist-Marxist militant organization that operated from 1970 to 1981. Composed largely of former Black Panthers (BPP), the organization's program was one of "armed struggle," and it...

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Corporate Authors: Black Liberation Army, United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Language:English
Published: Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale/Cengage Learning, 2011.
Series:Archives unbound.
Subjects:
Black Liberation Army > History > Sources.
Black nationalism > United States > History > 20th century.
Radicalism > United States > History > 20th century.
Political violence > United States > History > 20th century.
Black power > United States > History > 20th century.
African Americans > History > 20th century.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Electronic reference sources.
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Sources.
Electronic reference sources.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (8,452 images).
Variant Title:
Black Liberation Army digital archive.
Format: Electronic eBook
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Summary:
This collection consists of the FBI's files on the Black Liberation Army (BLA). The BLA was an underground, black nationalist-Marxist militant organization that operated from 1970 to 1981. Composed largely of former Black Panthers (BPP), the organization's program was one of "armed struggle," and its stated goal was to "take up arms for the liberation and self-determination of black people in the United States." The BLA carried out a series of bombings, robberies, and prison breaks. Individuals mentioned include Huey Newton, Geronimo Pratt, and Assata Shakur.
Note:Date range of documents: 1970-1983.
Reproduction of the originals from the Federal Bureau of Investigation Library.
Electronic resource.
Call Number:E185.615 .B46 2011 Online
Source of Description:
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