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princxporkchop 's review for:
Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party
by Waldo E. Martin, Joshua Bloom
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
A fairly thorough overview of the beginning and brutal end of the BPP. The book starts strong, but drags some in the middle, eventually picking back up and ending very strongly. I would’ve loved some focus on groups today emulating the BPP, as well as more space given to the misogynoir and colorism that plagued the BPP, but overall, a solid read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol
Minor: Homophobia