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I was a white teenager in the (then) white suburb of Inglewood in Southern California during the late 60s and early 70s. So I had a certain biased perspective of the Watts riots, the activities of the Black Panther Party, the SDS and the anti-war movement. My dad was a Republican Nixon supporter but I also had a lot of leftist, McCarthy supporters as friends (almost all white). I knew my understanding of the Panthers was distorted. I wanted to get an analysis of that group and that time period from a different angle. This book was perfect for that. It not only covers the history of the Party in depth, it necessarily puts it in context with the broad political and social movements and events of the time.
My interest in learning was completely satisfied. An unexpected result was the depth of anger I felt at the FBI and the Federal and state governments of the time. There is also the maddening realization of the parallels to our current leaders.
The book is somewhat like a text book but really more like a long magazine article. It took me a long time to read but I was thoroughly engrossed. It's well researched and we'll organized.
My interest in learning was completely satisfied. An unexpected result was the depth of anger I felt at the FBI and the Federal and state governments of the time. There is also the maddening realization of the parallels to our current leaders.
The book is somewhat like a text book but really more like a long magazine article. It took me a long time to read but I was thoroughly engrossed. It's well researched and we'll organized.