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My People Are Rising: Memoir of a Black Panther Party Captain by Aaron Dixon

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cccccarla's review

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informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

shalisha's review

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emotional informative slow-paced

3.5

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

In My People Are Rising: Memoir of a Black Panther Party Captain, Aaron Dixon provides a unique insight into one of America’s most misunderstood organizations. He brings light to the Black Panthers’ Survivor Programs like free school breakfast while not shying away from the less-than-legal elements of the party. Here, we get a sense of the Panther ideology, motivations, and contributions, as well as the warlike state the Panther’s operated under, especially under the organized attacks from police and the FBI. If you want to learn more about the rise of the Black Panther Party, its work in various communities, its struggles, its infighting, and its eventual fall, all through the eyes of a young activist who gave ten years of his life to the party, this is the book for you.

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