Huggins tracked down and interviewed more than fifty women (and their loved ones) to contribute their words to the book. The book is the third in Shames’ series of photography from the Black Panther Party, following The Black Panthers and Power to the People: The World of the Black Panthers. Comrade Sisters: Women of the Black Panther Party by Shames and Erika Huggins-a human rights activist and former Panther Party member-celebrates some of their extraordinary stories. Shames was able to witness (and document) many of the moments that took place behind the scenes as part of the program-a program that was run largely by the women of the Black Panther Party.Īccording to estimates, six in ten members of the Black Panther Party were women. In the first week, the program fed 135 children in the first year, that number had already risen to 20,000. The Free Breakfast for School Children Program started in 1969.
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