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How Ericka Huggins and the Black Panther Party Attempted to Liberate Black Women in America by Mary Frances Phillips

Summary by NYU Press
Young Black activists Ericka and John Huggins arrived in Los Angeles around Thanksgiving 1967. They secured employment at an automobile factory in rural Los Angeles and moved into an inexpensive studio apartment in Venice Beach. Shortly after they arrived and before they joined the Black Panther Party (BPP), they learned of a “Free Huey” rally in the Shrine Auditorium organized by the BPP communications secretary, Kathleen Cleaver. The rally was…
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NYU Press broke the news in on Friday, February 14, 2025.
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