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Liberation, Imagination, and the Black Panther Party: A New Look at the Panthers and Their Legacy

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You can really gain a lot of factual/historical background and intellectual insight into the Black Panthers from this collection of essays. Really a great resource for anyone who cares about the movement, is interested in the reality of what we broadly call the "civil rights movement" and the era in which the Panthers evolved, anyone interested in the complex struggles of a radical group, anyone interested in government surveillance and covert attacks, etc. Well, lots of stuff to get you thinking.

Most recommended for the reader with some background in the Panthers and the historical context in general, but approachable without a lot of specialized knowledge.

The message here is constrained! As a member of the 'comfortable hippy but school-attending' midddle-class" generation(apparently that's my Social Class???) , reading his Black-White polemic is uncomfortable unless you turn the message into a 'Rich-Poor'division. It is a Universal message but social freedoms then were smaller. Nice book but dated

A "must have", if you will, to those who are intrested in the history of the Black Panthers. The articles written by several authors covers the whole range of things associated with the Panthers and provides insights and information that make this book essential to your education.