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English 007 (Plunkett): Online Sources

Grassroots Movement Assignment

Occupy Oakland

Occupy Oakland

Occupyoakland.org attempts to reflect the process, politics, and debate which is occurring in  Occupy Oakland and the broader Occupy Wall Street movement. The site is meant to reflect and support Occupy Oakland. Please be aware the the opinions expressed on this site reflect the views of the poster and no specific individual is the spokesperson for Occupy Oakland.

Black Panther Party

Social Activism Sound Recording Project

A browsable chronology, beginning in 1960, of the militant African American "self-defense" group formed in Oakland, California. Includes audio, video, transcripts of speeches, and a bibliography. Maintained by Gary Handman, head of the Media Resources Center at the University of California, Berkeley.


Calisphere

The University of California's free public gateway to a world of primary sources. More than 200,000 digitized items — including photographs, documents, newspaper pages, political cartoons, works of art, diaries, transcribed oral histories, advertising, and other unique cultural artifacts — reveal the diverse history and culture of California and its role in national and world history.