Nine lives of a Black Panther [electronic resource] : a story of survival / Wayne Pharr.

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"In the early morning hours of December 8, 1969, three hundred officers of the newly created elite paramilitary unit know as SWAT initiated a violent battle with a handful of Los Angeles-based members of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPP). Five hours and five thousand rounds of ammunitio...

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Main Author:	Pharr, Wayne, 1950-
Other Authors:	Stanford, Karin L., 1961-
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : Lawrence Hill Books, [2014]
Subjects:	Pharr, Wayne, > 1950- Black Panther Party. > Southern California Chapter > Biography. Black Panther Party. > Southern California Chapter > History. African American political activists > California > Los Angeles > Biography. African Americans > Civil rights > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century. Political violence > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century. Police-community relations > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century. African American youth > California > Los Angeles > Social life and customs > 20th century. Criminals > California > Los Angeles > Biography. Los Angeles (Calif.) > Race relations > History > 20th century. Los Angeles (Calif.) > Biography.
Genre:	Biography.
Online Access:	EBSCO eBooks: 2014 (EBSCO) eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2014 (EBSCO) eBook Public Library Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2014 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:	Nine Lives of a Black Panther: A Story of Survival
Format:	Electronic eBook

Nine lives of a Black Panther : a story of survival

Authors: Pharr, Wayne, 1950-
Published: Chicago Review Press, 2014

Physical Description: x, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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