The Sound of Social Revolution: Inside the Black Panthers' R&B Band
The California Report Magazine07/09/21 • 29 min
Fifty years ago, an unlikely musical group evolved out of the Oakland chapter of the Black Panther Party. The band’s mission was to spread the seed of social revolution, and their militant agenda would put them up against the intertwined forces of white supremacy and racist police. Reporter Peter Gilstrap brings us a documentary about the rise and fall of The Lumpen.
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07/09/21 • 29 min
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