Barbara Easley-Cox
Barbara Easley-Cox | |
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| Occupation | Civil Rights Activist |
| Known for | Participation in the Black Panther Party |
Barbara Easley-Cox is a civil rights activist, best known for her involvement with the Black Panther Party. At the time of her first involvement, she was attending San Francisco State University[1]. She now works in Philadelphia with a focus on literacy and education for youth[2].
Work in the Black Panther Party
Barbara Easley-Cox became involved with the Black Panther Party in 1967 during her college years. Throughout her experience with the Party, she worked in the Oakland, California, Philadelphia, New York, and international chapters[3]. 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[3][4]. 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[5] and Germany. In 1970, she began work with the party in Algiers, of North Africa to share the message of the party trans nationally. Later, she moved to Germany, where she worked with soldiers of color until 1973[6].
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[7].
References
- ^ "Barbara Easley". National Archives. December 15, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Worthington, L. (2016). Black panther women: Armed with politics and guns in the winston-salem, philadelphia, and baltimore branches (Order No. 10103243). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (1787816583). Retrieved from http://proxy.lib.umich.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/1787816583?accountid=14667
- ^ 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
- ^ Marable, Manning; Agard-Jones, Vanessa (2008). Transnational Blackness: Navigating the Global Color Line. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 183. ISBN 9780230602687.
- ^ 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
External links
- Black Panther Barbara Easely Cox Discuss Her Experiences And The Party’s Legacy
- Barbara Easley-Cox interview with PBS: A Panther in Africa
- Barbara Easley-Cox reflects on history with the Black Panther Party; Panther Women Look Back:
- Women of the International Section of the Black Panther Party
