Heritage Trail Oral History Collection
Wanda Ross
Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party
Wanda Ross, a principal organizer of the Free Breakfast for Children Program, talks about how the program came together, meeting Hyman Johnson of A&P, who helped and how the Party created a worldwide view of poor people and capitalism.
Collection: Heritage Trail Oral History Collection
Interviewee: Wanda Ross
Affiliation: Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party
Interviewer: Leila Wills, Historical Preservation Society
Date Recorded: August 19, 2026
Duration: 19:43
Transcript: Transcript will be added after processing
Preferred Citation: Wanda Ross, oral history interview by Leila Wills, Aug. 19, 2026, Black Panther Party Heritage Trail in Illinois Oral History Collection, Historical Preservation Society ILBPP
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