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Higher Ed Industrial Unionism w/ Donna Murch and Todd Wolfson

The Dig

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The Black Panther Party and the University

Donna Brazile: The Black Panther Party started with a study group at Merrick College, which was a community college in West Oakland. Gaining access to education became a site of politicization for those who weren't coming from elite families," says Brazile. "When literacy rates rise, so do supports for left wing movement"

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