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Negroes with Guns Paperback – March 1, 2013

by Robert F. Williams (Author), Martin Luther Jr. King (Author), Truman Nelson (Author)

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2013 Reprint of 1962 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Contains two essays by Martin Luther King Jr. concerning the role of violence in the civil rights movement. During the height of the Civil Rights Movement, Robert Williams organized armed self-defense against the racist violence of the Ku Klux Klan. This is the story of his movement, first established in Monroe, N.C. As prologue, the issues raised by events in Monroe are weighted by Truman Nelson and Martin Luther King Jr. Illustrated.

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130 pages
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English
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Martino Fine Books
Publication date

March 1, 2013
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6 x 0.31 x 9 inches
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1614274118
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978-1614274117
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Martino Fine Books; First Edition (March 1, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 130 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1614274118
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1614274117
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.1 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.31 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #39,712 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #11 in Civil Rights Law (Books)
- #125 in Civil Rights & Liberties (Books)

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Romeo

A different perspective on the civil rights movement.

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2016

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A book every black man who wants to understand the second amendment and how it relates to black people should read. Its a quick read and gives a powerful perspective on the civil rights movement that isn't told at all. Not everyone was holding hands and singing we shall overcome, some black men and women had rifles and defended themselves valiantly during such evil and trying times.

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Boukis Miliecus

Crucial Reading

Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2017

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I would recommend this volume for the two essays that preface Robert Williams’s story, even if his forthright and compelling account were not so searingly spot on.
“The first witness to speak always seems correct, until another shall question him,” says Proverbs, and the old book was never more right.
Sensible whites will find this account difficult to read, but the sources of our discomfort we should not fear to illuminate, on race most especially, of all issues.
The African Diaspora in these United States will (again, today) be appalled and saddened at how very far they have not come; Williams is worth their discomfort, too.

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Robert Riversong

The Untold Civil Rights Story

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2017

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This in depth rendition of the Robert F. Williams saga supplemented the little "Radio Free Dixie" book that was written in the 1960s by Williams. Negroes With Guns is a much more complete story, which covers the broader context and finishes Williams' story through his exile to Mao's China, his return to the US and his ultimate death.

I have been involved in most progressive movements since the Vietnam War, and had mentors from the early non-violent Civil Rights movement, but I was unaware of both the extent and the success of the armed black resistance movement that was contemporary with the better publicized SCLC/SNCC movement of MLK et al.

Highly recommended.

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Jules

Hard to stop reading when you start!

Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2018

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Truly eye-opening book on a American historical event that took place that is not mainstream information. It reconciles the tension between passive non-violent self defense when possible with violent self defense when necessary. This should be a requirement for all high school history students (especially African American students) to see a viewpoint that could reveal both historical perspectives of the Civil Rights struggle of both active and passive defense.

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Good Read.

Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2021

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I finished reading this book, and I'll say this, Wow There were times when I was reading it and wanted to cry, and became angry, and was saddened by the things they put this author, Robert F. Williams through. And not just him, but black people in general in North Carolina and throughout the south...the north too. Let's not think that racism was just in the south. I feel racism is as thick and heavy now as it was in the late 50's and early 60's when this book took place...especially when Trump's was in office. It was opened and blatant back then, but nowadays, racism is hidden in society but still so opened and blatant. This book was written nearly 60 years ago, but it still hits home today in the present.

Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2020

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Robert F. Williams uniquely provides a reason why blacks must keep their options open when fighting for equality. If the stand is only nonviolence, the racist will beat you and, in many cases, kill protesters. If a stance is only violence, then there is no way to meet a middle ground. However, if violence and nonviolence are kept on the table, blacks can oscillate between the two schools of thought to get results.

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This Book Should Be Mandatory Reading about Civil Rights!

Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2012

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The author, Robert F. Williams, was like any other African American man of his generation and time period. He had just returned home to Monroe, North Carolina from serving in the United States Military only to fight a war on the homefront.

I was assigned to read this book for my 20th Century American History class in college and it's a crucial part of a non-fiction account in explaining how life was in the South during the Jim Crow laws and segregration in the 1950s until the Civil Rights movement was in full force.

The author writes from his point of view in a convincing and persuasive style in order to help defend his right and others to bear arms in the South and the NRA did support his right. In his home town of Monroe, North Carolina, African Americans were subjected to horrors of abuse and their perpetrators (almost always Caucasian) would get away from law enforcement.

Williams writes that he doesn't support violence with violence. No, he argues that for African Americans in his community, the right to bear arms and defend themselves is necessary since law enforcement, government agencies, and even the Monroe Police Department failed to defend their citizens based on race.

The stories here are true and horrifying about injustice to African Americans during this period. This book should be mandatory reading for everybody in the United States with regards to studying civil rights.

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Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2020

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Good documentation of history on a subject of great controversy at this time.

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Kwaku Yeboah

Amazing book.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 2, 2020

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So in love with this book that I don't want to finish it. Ill be rereading it again anyways. The layout and grammar and how the details of the struggle reaches out of each page and places you in the actual settings. Amazing

spencer richards

Brilliant eye-opening.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 2, 2017

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Everyone should have this book. Tells a read story of the civil rights movement. You will never hear in the so-called main-stream.

Alex Deadpool

Knowledge is Power

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 8, 2015

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During the civil rights movement the popular opinion of the day
was that Black People should suffer in silence with non violent
protests and Peace march's.
Robert F.Williams decided that its not that time
and organized the Black People of Monroe county north Carolina
into armed Resistance.

Elizabeth M.

Fascinating read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 4, 2013

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Really insightful - while I can't say it was an enjoyable read (only due to the subject matter, not the writing style or quality) it gave me a lot to think about and really made me reassess my interpretation of the civil rights movement.

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Mr Leglove 👡😍

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 5, 2016

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Excellent read. Black self respect at it's finest.

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