Reappraisal of the Black Panther Party
This book presents a collection of essays I have written on the Black Panther Party. A few of the essays cover the organization as a whole. The others shed light on the life and times of certain members of the organization. As an organization, the Black Panther Party survived from 1966 to 1982. Thousands of young Black people heeded the call of Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale and joined its ranks. Afterwards, they faced the challenge of trying to develop a viable social movement as various police agencies in the United States of America (USA) launched a search and destroy mission against them. This collection of essays tells the story, in part, of Black people who put their lives on the line as full-fledged members of the organization, including Joan Tarika Lewis, Bobby Hutton, and B. Kwaku Duren. It also tells the story of Betty Scott, a supporter of the Black Panther Party who was killed by the police. —J. Vern Cromartie
This book presents a collection of essays I have written on the Black Panther Party. A few of the essays cover the organization as a whole. The others shed light on the life and times of certain members of the organization. As an organization, the Black Panther Party survived from 1966 to 1982. Thousands of young Black people heeded the call of Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale and joined its ranks. Afterwards, they faced the challenge of trying to develop a viable social movement as various police agencies in the United States of America (USA) launched a search and destroy mission against them. This collection of essays tells the story, in part, of Black people who put their lives on the line as full-fledged members of the organization, including Joan Tarika Lewis, Bobby Hutton, and B. Kwaku Duren. It also tells the story of Betty Scott, a supporter of the Black Panther Party who was killed by the police. —J. Vern Cromartie
This book presents a collection of essays I have written on the Black Panther Party. A few of the essays cover the organization as a whole. The others shed light on the life and times of certain members of the organization. As an organization, the Black Panther Party survived from 1966 to 1982. Thousands of young Black people heeded the call of Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale and joined its ranks. Afterwards, they faced the challenge of trying to develop a viable social movement as various police agencies in the United States of America (USA) launched a search and destroy mission against them. This collection of essays tells the story, in part, of Black people who put their lives on the line as full-fledged members of the organization, including Joan Tarika Lewis, Bobby Hutton, and B. Kwaku Duren. It also tells the story of Betty Scott, a supporter of the Black Panther Party who was killed by the police. —J. Vern Cromartie