Seizing the Time: Australian Aborigines and the Influence of the Black Panther Party, 1969-1972

This article contributes to recent scholarship that has sought to investigate the international influence of the Black Panther Party. It does this by providing a brief narrative outline of the Australian Black Panther Party, formed at the end of 1971 by militant Aboriginal activists. It then suggest...

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Published in:Journal of black studies 2005-03, Vol.35 (4), p.179-200
Main Author: Lothian, Kathy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aboriginal Australians
African Americans
Australia
Black communities
Black Panther
Black Power
Colonialism
Communities
Indigenous politics
Indigenous populations
Land rights
Legal services
Native peoples
Police
Political History
Political Movements
Political Parties
Racism
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Summary:This article contributes to recent scholarship that has sought to investigate the international influence of the Black Panther Party. It does this by providing a brief narrative outline of the Australian Black Panther Party, formed at the end of 1971 by militant Aboriginal activists. It then suggests, however, that the most enduring influence of the American Black Panther Party in Australia is not the adoption of the American Party's name and program. Instead, it can be seen in the way Aborigines, inspired by the example of the Panthers' community survival programs, developed their own free medical and legal services.
ISSN:0021-9347
1552-4566
DOI:10.1177/0021934704266513