Reggie Schell
Reggie Schell | |
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Born | Richard Reginald Schell July 6, 1941 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Died | May 9, 2012 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | (aged 70)
Other names | Captain Reggie |
Organization | Black Panther Party (1969-1970) (1970-1978), Black Power Movement, Black Liberation Movement |
Richard Reginald Schell (July 6, 1941 - May 9, 2012), better known as Captain Reggie Schell, was a political activist[1] who was a member of the Philadelphia chapter of the Black Panther Party from early 1969 to late 1970. He then founded a Philadelphia grassroots organization called the Black United Liberation Front in which he was the chairman from 1970 to 1978.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ Cluster, Dick (1979). They Should Have Served that Cup of Coffee. Boston: South End Press. pp. 41–70. ISBN 9780896080829.
- ^ Washington, Paul M.; Gracie, David McI (1994). "Other Sheep I Have" The Autobiography of Father Paul M. Washington. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. ISBN 1566391784.
- ^ Abu Jamal, Mumia (2004). We Want Freedom: A Life in the Black Panther Party. Cambridge, Massachusetts: South End Press. ISBN 0896087182.
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- 1941 births
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- Members of the Black Panther Party