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Reggie Schell

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Reggie Schell
Reggie Schell in 1998
Born
Richard Reginald Schell

(1941-07-06)July 6, 1941
DiedMay 9, 2012(2012-05-09) (aged 70)
Other namesCaptain Reggie
Organization(s)Black Panther Party (1969–1970)
Black United Liberation Front (1970–1978), Black Power Movement, Black Liberation Movement

Richard Reginald Schell (July 6, 1941 – May 9, 2012), better known as Captain Reggie Schell, was an American 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

  1. ^ Cluster, Dick (1979). They Should Have Served that Cup of Coffee. Boston: South End Press. pp. 41–70. ISBN 9780896080829.
  2. ^ Washington, Paul M.; Gracie, David McI (1994). "Other Sheep I Have" The Autobiography of Father Paul M. Washington. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. ISBN 1566391784.
  3. ^ Abu Jamal, Mumia (2004). We Want Freedom: A Life in the Black Panther Party. Cambridge, Massachusetts: South End Press. ISBN 0896087182.