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Women's Role In The Black Panther Movement

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One women in history I would only dream of conversing with for an hour would be Kathleen Cleaver. The Black Panther Party was a very active social justice movement within the black community. Even though there were elements of sexism with the party, women played an instrumental role in shaping the black power movement. But the women weren’t given many leadership role in the forefront, instead they were given roles in activism, food, housing, and healthcare in black communities. Like any other person who has studied deeply into the Black Panther Party, what was it that attracted her with all of the negative images plaguing the party. I would ask her this question because in present times after reading about the harassment and sexist women went
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