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In The Revolution Has Come Robyn C. Spencer traces the Black Panther Party's organizational evolution in Oakland; California; where hundreds of young people came to political awareness and journeyed to adulthood as members. Challenging the belief that the Panthers were a projection of the leadership; Spencer draws on interviews with rank-and-file members; FBI files; and archival materials to examine the impact the organization's internal politics and COINTELPRO's political repression had on its evolution and dissolution. She shows how the Panthers' members interpreted; implemented; and influenced party ideology and programs; initiated dialogues about gender politics; highlighted ambiguities in the Panthers' armed stance; and criticized organizational priorities. Spencer also centers gender politics and the experiences of women and their contributions to the Panthers and the Black Power movement as a whole. Providing a panoramic view of the party's organization over its sixteen-year history; The Revolution Has Come shows how the Black Panthers embodied Black Power through the party's international activism; interracial alliances; commitment to address state violence; and desire to foster self-determination in Oakland's black communities.