By Sean Graham
This week I speak with Mary Frances Phillips, writer of Black Panther Lady: The Political and Non secular Lifetime of Ericka Huggins. We speak in regards to the strategy of writing a historic biography of a residing particular person, monitoring down new archival sources, and the way Ericka Huggins ended up in jail. We additionally chat about COINTELPRO plots and the way Ericka ended up in jail, her religious journey and self-car in jail, and the way her story serves for instance for different activists.
Historic Headline of the Week
Amanda Font, “How the Black Panthers Formed U.S. Faculties,” KQED, November 14, 2024.
Sean Graham is a cultural historian, an Adjunct Professor at Carleton College, and a contributing editor with Activehistory.ca
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