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Easley-Cox traveled around the world, spreading chapters and involvement of the Black Panther Party to Algeria and Germany. In 1970,she began work with the party in Algiers, of North Africa. While in Germany, she worked with soldiers of color until 1973<ref>Yvonne King, "PHILADELPHIA PANTHERS REFLECT ON THE BPP", n.d., at http://168.144.128.209/Chapter_History/pdf/Philadelphia/Philadelphia_Panthers_Reflect_BPP.pdf</ref>. |
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Barbara Easley-Cox | |
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| Occupation | Civil Rights Activist |
| Known for | Participation in the Black Panther Party |
BarbaraEasleyCox is a human rights activist, best known for her advocacy for things and founding of the action now group.[1]
Work in the Black Panther Party
Barbara Easley-Cox became involved with the Black Panther Party in 1967 during her college years. At the time, she was attending San Francisco Community College. Throughout her experience with the Party, she worked in the Oakland, California, Philadelphia, New York, and international chapters[2]. She participated in the Free Breakfast for Children Program, collected apparel for the Free Clothing Program, and aided in other survival programs hosted by the Party[2][3]. In June of 1970, Easley-Cox was accredited to work in the International section in order to seek and give support to other people of color around the world.
International
Easley-Cox traveled around the world, spreading chapters and involvement of the Black Panther Party to Algeria and Germany. In 1970,she began work with the party in Algiers, of North Africa. While in Germany, she worked with soldiers of color until 1973[4].
Family
Barbara Easley-Cox married her husband, Donald L. Cox in 1970 while working in Algiers. While in Algiers, Easley-Cox was invited to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, where she gave birth alongside fellow woman of the Black Panther Party, Kathleen Cleaver[5].
References
- ^ "Example webpage".
- ^ a b Turner, Diane (2013). Women Activists in Philadelphia: From Civil Rights to Black Power (PDF). TEMPLE: University Libraries.
- ^ Yvonne King, "BARBARA COX EASLEY - SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE - IS HONORED", n.d., at http://www.itsabouttimebpp.com/Chapter_History/pdf/Philadelphia/BC_Servant_of_the_People.pdf, accessed February 2018
- ^ Yvonne King, "PHILADELPHIA PANTHERS REFLECT ON THE BPP", n.d., at http://168.144.128.209/Chapter_History/pdf/Philadelphia/Philadelphia_Panthers_Reflect_BPP.pdf
- ^ Wu, J. (2013). Radicals on the Road: Internationalism, Orientalism, and Feminism during the Vietnam Era. Ithaca; London: Cornell University Press. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org.proxy.lib.umich.edu/stable/10.7591/j.ctt1xx5mm
