Black Panther Party and Transformative Pedagogy: Place-Based Education in Philadelphia

By Omari L. Dyson

The Black Panther Party and Transformative Pedagogy: Place-Based Education in Philadelphia, by Omari L. Dyson, is the first scholarly text to detail the social relief efforts of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Branch of the Black Panther Party. Through a postcolonial lens, this story captures the lived resistances, highlights the socio-historical context, and examines the discourse of former members of the Black Panther Party and local residents of Philadelphia from 1968-1974. Overall, this book provides insight from a multiplicity of sources to better capture the identity(-ies) and complexity of the organization. Not only does this text resolve a dearth in the literature that highlights the multiple facets of the Black Panther Party (especially at the local level), but it serves as a template on effective strategies for researchers, educators, and policymakers to implement on their quest for social and educational transformation.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739177540
• ISBN13: 9780739177549
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.1"