Ericka Huggins' statement read by Elaine Brown

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Ericka Huggins' statement read by Elaine Brown

1969

Elaine Brown reading a statement by Ericka Huggins of the Connecticut Black Panthers at the United Front Against Fascism conference called by the Black Panther Party. The statement was written from Niantic Prison on July 8, 1969. Contains obscenities.

7 minutes

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SNAC Resource ID: 11629437

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Brown, Elaine, 1943-

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Elaine Brown was born in North Philadelphia and raised by her mother. Although she grew up in a single-parent home and experienced economic hardship, Elaine had the opportunity to attend a private school where she participated in extracurricular activities such as classical piano and ballet. She was noted to have had many white friends because of this. After high school, Brown briefly attended Temple University before withdrawing to pursue a music career in Los Angeles. While there, she enrolled...