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And They Started Sayin’ “Black Power!”

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ID23036331
Authorscrystal nelson (corresponding author), crystal am nelson
Year2018
Volume4
Issue3
Pages30-48
Publication date2018-07-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueFeminist Media Histories (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2373-7492 • E-ISSN: 2373-7492
PublisherUniversity of California Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1525/fmh.2018.4.3.30
OpenAlexW2846646105
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited2

This photo essay attempts to map some of the historical moments that likely influenced the birth of the black panther as an icon and hero in the worlds of both political activism and comic books. From its initial appearance in Alabama to its incarnation in Oakland, the black panther has stood the test of time and remained an index of Black power. This essay examines the births of the Lowndes County Freedom Movement, Marvel's Black Panther character, and the Black Panther Party—all in 1966. The founding of that first proves to be a seminal, highly influential moment that presaged what was to come later that year. The events described trace how community action transformed into black power–cum–panther power.

Art · Art history · Black Power · Comics · HERO · Icon · Incarnation · Literature · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Theology · TRACE (psycholinguistics) · Comics and Graphic Narratives · Gender, Feminism, and Media · History · Law · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Philosophy

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