The Black Panthers in the Midwest: The Community Programs and Services of the Black Panther Party in Milwaukee, 1966-1977. By Andrew Witt. (New York: Routledge, 2007. x, 152 pp. $95.00, ISBN 978-0-415-98148-4.)

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“…A growing literature on "the long civil rights movement" (Hall 2005) also features rich historical accounts that emphasize the centrality of repertoires of construction in the struggle for Black liberation. Although a lesser-known aspect of Black Power activism during the 1960-70s, "community survival" programs that provided free breakfast, medical care, and other services were a major focus of the Black Panther Party (BPP) after 1968 (Abron 1998, Austin 2009, Bloom and Martin Jr. 2016, Nelson 2011. A network of free health clinics "serve[d] the people body and soul" by providing basic medical care and screening for sickle-cell anemia (Nelson 2011).…”

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The Constructive Dimensions of Social Movements

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2022

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This paper addresses the relationship between resistance and building in collective political struggle. Although protests, strikes, and other repertoires of contention are well-studied in the contentious politics literature, relatively few scholars examine the interplay of contentious strategies and tactics with constructive action that builds social-relational infrastructure to meet collective needs. I draw on a case study of the campaign to divest from fossil fuels and reinvest in climate solutions to illustrate how contentious and constructive dimensions are intertwined in the climate movement. I generalize from this example to argue that constellations of ideologically-saturated constructive strategies and tactics – what I call repertoires of construction – have unique dynamics and implications for social movement theory that warrant analytical attention in their own right. Working paper presented at the 2022 Mobilization Conference in San Diego, California. Please check with the author for updates or corrections before citing.

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Section: Constructive Dimensions Of Social Movementsmentioning

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The Constructive Dimensions of Social Movements

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2022

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The Black Panthers in the Midwest: The Community Programs and Services of the Black Panther Party in Milwaukee, 1966-1977. By Andrew Witt. (New York: Routledge, 2007. x, 152 pp. $95.00, ISBN 978-0-415-98148-4.)

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