TY - GEN N2 - The Black Liberation Army (BLA) was an underground, black nationalist-Marxist militant organization that operated from 1970 to 1981. Composed largely of former Black Panthers (BPP), the organization's program was one of "armed struggle," and its stated goal was to "take up arms for the liberation and self-determination of black people in the United States." The BLA carried out a series of bombings, robberies (what participants termed "expropriations") and prison breaks. AB - The Black Liberation Army (BLA) was an underground, black nationalist-Marxist militant organization that operated from 1970 to 1981. Composed largely of former Black Panthers (BPP), the organization's program was one of "armed struggle," and its stated goal was to "take up arms for the liberation and self-determination of black people in the United States." The BLA carried out a series of bombings, robberies (what participants termed "expropriations") and prison breaks. T1 - The Black Liberation Army and the program of armed struggle DA - 2011. CY - Farmington Hills, Mich. : PB - Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, PP - Farmington Hills, Mich. : PY - 2011. N1 - Date range of documents: 1970-1983. N1 - Reproduction of the originals from the Federal Bureau of Investigation Library. ID - 867092 KW - Black nationalism KW - Radicalism KW - Political violence KW - Black power KW - African Americans TI - The Black Liberation Army and the program of armed struggle LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://go.galegroup.com/gdsc/i.do?action=interpret&v=2.1&it=aboutCollections&p=GDSC&sw=w&id=3XNT&u=usi UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://go.galegroup.com/gdsc/i.do?action=interpret&v=2.1&it=aboutCollections&p=GDSC&sw=w&id=3XNT&u=usi ER -