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Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party
by Waldo E. Martin Jr., Joshua Bloom
Coming from the standpoint of knowing basically zero about any of this, I thought this book was a really good place to start. It laid out the social and political background, how the movement formed and why, the main players and their backgrounds and what happened from there.
It was a little bit repetitive, and the timeline zigzagged a bit, but mostly it read very well.
I would like to read some individual stories by Panthers, as this book was meant to be more academic, and I feel like there's a lot of voice and emotion left out.
It was a little bit repetitive, and the timeline zigzagged a bit, but mostly it read very well.
I would like to read some individual stories by Panthers, as this book was meant to be more academic, and I feel like there's a lot of voice and emotion left out.