Feature Story: A Black Panther in the great white north
Date
2016-10-31
Authors
External Relations, University of Regina
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External Relations, University of Regina
Abstract
October marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party in the U.S. It’s a milestone worth noting considering the Black Panther Party’s actions during the height of the civil rights movement. However, there is a significant but little known U of R connection to the Black Panthers. It was the visit to campus in November of 1969, by the dynamic chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, Fred Hampton.
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Black Panther Party, Fred Hampton, Dawn Flood, Campion College, Journal for the Study of Radicalism, Students’ Union, The Carillon, First Nations, Métis