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Revolutionary Suicide by Huey P. Newton
hopeful
informative
reflective
5.0
Huey P. Newton never lost sight of the importance of serving the community/people and aiding in raising that consciousness. This country feared the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense not because of their guns. They feared that a group like this would bring about structural change that would challenge the status quo; the feared the black revolutionary because they had the power to influence others to fight for the liberation that they deserve.
Newton knew from personal experience that education is imperative in raising consciousness among people. This is one of the reasons why a focus of the BPP was creating survival programs for the black community.
Huey P. Newton’s Revolutionary Suicide provides an intimate look not only into his politics, but his personal life in a way that makes the reader see him beyond whatever image the media has painted for him.
Newton knew from personal experience that education is imperative in raising consciousness among people. This is one of the reasons why a focus of the BPP was creating survival programs for the black community.
Huey P. Newton’s Revolutionary Suicide provides an intimate look not only into his politics, but his personal life in a way that makes the reader see him beyond whatever image the media has painted for him.