Comrade Sisters

Women of the Black Panther Party

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<p><em>"A new photobook recalls the crucial but often overlooked role played by women in the Black Panther party"</em><br> - <br> <strong>The Guardian</strong></p><p><em>"... I guarantee this book will give you a new respect for a generation of women militants."</em><br> -<br> <strong> Socialist Worker</strong><br><em>"Comrade Sisters pairs Stephen's intimate, incisive, and inspiring portraits and documentary photographs with testimonies from many surviving members and their kin."</em><br> -<br> <strong> i-D France</strong></p><p><em>"Historically illuminating photos of women Black Panthers."</em><br> -<br> <strong> The Washington Post</strong><br><br> Many of us have heard these three words: <br> <em>Black Panther Party</em><br> . Some know the Party's history as a movement for the social, political, economic and spiritual upliftment of Black and indigenous people of colour - but to this day, few know the story of the backbone of the Party: the women. <br> <br><br> It's estimated that six out of ten Panther Party members were women. While these remarkable women of all ages and diverse backgrounds were regularly making headlines agitating, protesting, and organising, off-stage these same women were building communities and enacting social justice, providing food, housing, education, healthcare, and more. <br> <strong><em>Comrade Sisters</em></strong><br> is their story. <br> <br><br> The book combines photos by Stephen Shames, who at the time was a 20-year-old college student at Berkeley. With the complete trust of the Black Panther Party, Shames took intimate, behind-the-scenes photographs that fully portrayed Party members' lives. This marks his third photo book about the Black Panthers and includes many never before published images.<br> <br><br> Ericka Huggins, an early Party member and leader along with Bobby Seale and Huey Newton, has written a moving text, sharing what drew so many women to the Party and focusing on their monumental work on behalf of the

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781788841757

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

287 x 246 x 25 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Verlag / Hersteller

ACC Art Books