Black against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party (The George Gund Foundation Imprint in African American Studies)

Author: Bloom, JoshuaBrand: University of California PressEdition: First Edition, With a New PrefaceBinding: PaperbackFormat: IllustratedNumber Of Pages: 568Release Date: 25-10-2016Part Number: 352702Details: Winner of the American Book Award. This is the story of Huey Newton, Bobby Seale, Kathleen Cleaver, Fred Hampton, Ericka Huggins, Angela Davis, George Jackson, Assata Shakur, Bunchy Carter, Elaine Brown, George Murray, Geronimo Pratt, and the Black Panthers who put their lives on the line for revolution. This is the history of their struggle against racism and American imperialism, how they built power from below, the war waged against them by the U.S. government, and the eventual unravelling of their movement. Notice: The California Department of Corrections has designated this book dangerous contraband. All CA prisoners are prohibited from purchasing or reading this book. In Oakland, California, in 1966, Bobby Seale and Huey Newton armed themselves, began patrolling the police,