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The Huey P. Newton reader, edited by David Hilliard and Donald Weise ; foreword by Fredrika Newton ; introduction by David Hilliard

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-363)

contains biographical information

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non fiction

The Huey P. Newton reader

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edited by David Hilliard and Donald Weise ; foreword by Fredrika Newton ; introduction by David Hilliard

"The First Comprehensive Collection of writings by the Black Panther Party founder and revolutionary icon of the black liberation era, The Huey P. Newton Reader combines now-classic texts with never-before-published writings from the Black Panther Party archives. Topics include: the formation of the Black Panthers; African Americans and armed self-defense; prison martyr George Jackson; Eldridge Cleaver's controversial expulsion from the Party; FBI infiltration of civil rights groups;the Vietnam War; and the burgeoning feminist movement. Among the new writings that are being published here for the first time from the Black Panther Party archives and Newton'n private collection, are articles on: President Nixon; environmentalism; Pan-Africanism; James Baldwin; and affirmative action."--Jacket

Scoring -- Freedom -- Bobby Seale -- The founding of the Black Panther Party -- Patrolling -- Sacramento and the "Panther bill" -- Crisis : October 28, 1967 -- Trial -- Fear and doubt : May 15, 1967 -- From "In defense of self-defense" I : June 20, 1967 -- From "In defense of self-defense" II : July 3, 1967 -- The correct handling of a revolution : July 20, 1967 -- A functional definition of politics : January 17, 1969 -- On the peace movement : August 15, 1969 -- Prison, where is thy victory? : January 3, 1970 -- The women's liberation and gay liberation movement : August 15, 1970 -- Speech delivered at Boston College : November 18, 1970 -- Intercommunalism : February 1971 -- On the defection of Eldridge Cleaver from the Black Panther Party and the defection of the Black Panther Party from the Black community : April 17, 1971 -- Statement : May 1, 1971 -- On the relevance of the church : May 19, 1971 -- Black capitalism re-analyzed I : June 5, 1971 -- Uniting against a common enemy : October 23, 1971 -- Fallen comrade : eulogy for George Jackson, 1971 -- On pan-africanism or communism : December 1, 1972 -- The technology question : 1972 -- A spokesman for the people : in conversation with William F. Buckley, February 11, 1971 -- Eldridge Cleaver : he is no James Baldwin, 1973 -- Fallen comrade : eulogy for George Jackson, 1973 -- Who makes US foreign policy? : 1974 -- The dialectics of nature : 1974 -- Eve, the mother of all living : 1974 -- The mind is flesh : 1974 -- Affirmative action in theory and practice : letters on the Bakke case, September 22, 1977 -- Response of the government to the Black Panther Party : 1980