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Between its founding in 1966 and its formal end in 1980, the Black Panther Party blazed a distinctive trail in American political culture. The Black Panthers are most often remembered for their revolutionary rhetoric and militant action. Here Alondra Nelson deftly recovers an indispensable but lesser-known aspect of the organization's broader struggle for social justice: health care. The Black Panther Party's health activism—its network of free health clinics, its campaign to raise awareness about genetic disease, and its challenges to medical discrimination—was an expression of its founding political philosophy and also a recognition that poor blacks were both underserved by mainstream medicine and overexposed to its harms.
Drawing on extensive historical research as well as interviews with former members of the Black Panther Party, Nelson argues that the Party's focus on health care was both practical and ideological. Building on a long tradition of medical self-sufficiency among African Americans, the Panthers' People's Free Medical Clinics administered basic preventive care, tested for lead poisoning and hypertension, and helped with housing, employment, and social services. In 1971, the party launched a campaign to address sickle-cell anemia. In addition to establishing screening programs and educational outreach efforts, it exposed the racial biases of the medical system that had largely ignored sickle-cell anemia, a disease that predominantly affected people of African descent.
The Black Panther Party's understanding of health as a basic human right and its engagement with the social implications of genetics anticipated current debates about the politics of health and race. That legacy—and that struggle—continues today in the commitment of health activists and the fight for universal health care.
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Discover the untold story of the Black Panther Party's fight against medical discrimination in our groundbreaking book, Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight against Medical Discrimination. Written by acclaimed author Alondra Nelson, this eye-opening account sheds light on a crucial aspect of the Panthers' activism that has often been overlooked.
While the Black Panthers are commonly associated with their revolutionary rhetoric and militant action, Nelson reveals their lesser-known mission for social justice in the realm of health care. Through extensive research and compelling interviews with former party members, she uncovers the Panthers' network of free health clinics and their campaign to raise awareness about genetic disease.
The Black Panther Party's health activism was not only a practical response to the underservice of poor African Americans in mainstream medical facilities, but also a powerful expression of their political philosophy. Their People's Free Medical Clinics provided much-needed preventive care, screened for lead poisoning and hypertension, and offered assistance in housing, employment, and social services.
In 1971, the party launched a groundbreaking campaign to address sickle-cell anemia, a disease predominately affecting people of African descent. By exposing the racial biases in the medical system that had long ignored this issue, the Panthers revolutionized the discourse on health and race. Their understanding of health as a basic human right and their commitment to social implications of genetics remarkably foreshadow modern debates.
Today, the legacy of the Black Panther Party lives on as health activists continue to fight for universal health care. Join the movement and learn about their incredible journey in Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight against Medical Discrimination. Take the first step towards understanding the intersection of health and social justice. Find out more now!
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