The Parley in All Blue with Mark Dawson

Ep. 40 Up Against the Wall, The Making of the Black Panther Party with Curtis Austin

Episode Summary

On this episode of The Parley in All Blue, Mark is joined by Curtis Austin, an associate professor at Arizona State University where he focuses on civil rights and black power movements. This episode advances the history of black empowerment from our previous episode with Taylor Branch, which focused on civil rights. This episode focuses on black power, the Black Power Movement, and the vanguard of the Revolution, which is the Black Panther Party for self defense.

Episode Notes

On this episode of The Parley in All Blue, Mark is joined by Curtis Austin, an associate professor at Arizona State University where he focuses on civil rights and black power movements. This episode advances the history of black empowerment from our previous episode with Taylor Branch, which focused on civil rights. This episode focuses on black power, the Black Power Movement, and the vanguard of the Revolution, which is the Black Panther Party. 

Check out: Up Against the Wall: Violence in the Making and Unmaking of the Black Panther Party by Curtis J. Austin 

Ted Talk: The Real Story of the Black Panther Party

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