- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- The Black Panther party, an analysis of the role of tactical choices in the development and outcome of a social movement organization, 1998
- Creator:
- Gore, Keesonga J.
- Date of Original:
- 1998-12-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- The purpose of this study was to analyze the role of tactical choices in the development and outcome of a social movement organization. Utilizing the political process model as the primary theoretical perspective in understanding the political life of the Black Panther Party three tactical choices were focused upon. The tactical choices were: (1) the Party's advocacy and use of armed self defense; (2) the Party's creation of survival programs; and (3) the Party's formation of coalitions with other groups. The findings of this research have general ramifications for the understanding of a challenging movement organizations' chances of success. The findings point to the grave importance of large community support in a challenging organization's attempt at effectively obtaining its objectives, especially in terms of an organization which directly attacks the status quo. The findings also have shown that tactical choices regardless of their well advised intentions or well thought out plans are virtually irrelevant in the absence of mass support.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1998_gore_keesonga_j
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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