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Revolutionary suicide

Pages
360
Published
1973
Language
English

Synopsis

This is the powerful memoir of Huey P. Newton, co-founder of the Black Panther Party. Newton recounts his early life, his political awakening, and his experiences within the party and in jail. It's a candid look at radicalism and the fight for civil rights in America.

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About the author

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Huey P. Newton

Huey Percy Newton (February 17, 1942 – August 22, 1989) was an African-American political and civil rights activist who, along with fellow Merritt College student Bobby Seale, co-founded the Black Panther Party (1966–1982). Together with Seale, Newton created a ten-point program which laid out guidelines for how, in their words, the African-American community could achieve liberation. In the 1960s, under Newton's leadership, the Black Panther Party founded over 60 community support programs (...