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Beyond Berets: The Black Panthers as Health Activists
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Beyond Berets: The Black Panthers as Health Activists
Mary T Bassett. Am J Public Health.2016 Oct.
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The Black Panther Party’s Franklin Lynch Peoples’ Free Health Center, circa 1970, Boston, MA.Source. It’s About Time Archives (http://itsabouttimebpp.com ).

Mary T. Bassett (left) demonstrating a finger stick for sickle cell screening at the Black Panther Party’s Franklin Lynch Peoples’ Free Health Center, circa 1970, Boston, MA.Source. It’s About Time Archives (http://itsabouttimebpp.com ).
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