An introduction to the Black Panther Party

by John Brown Society.

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Published 1969 by Radical Education Project in Ann Arbor .
Written in English

Subjects:

• Black Panther Party

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Edition Notes

Cover title.

Statement	written by: the John Brown Society ; edited, with new material, by: the Radical Education Project.
Contributions	Radical Education Project (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
The Physical Object
Pagination	26 p. :
Number of Pages	26
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL23024656M
OCLC/WorldCa	2037025

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