{"product_id":"the-new-huey-p-newton-reader-paperback","title":"The New Huey P. Newton Reader - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHuey P. Newton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Hilliard\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDonald Weise\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first comprehensive collection of writings by the Black Panther Party founder and revolutionary icon of the black liberation era, now in a new edition with a new introduction by former Black Panther Party chairman Elaine Brown.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Huey P. Newton Reader \u003c\/i\u003ecombines now-classic texts from Newton's books (\u003ci\u003eRevolutionary Suicide\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTo Die for the People\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Common Ground\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWar Against the Panthers\u003c\/i\u003e) ranging in topic from the formation of the Black Panthers, African Americans and armed self-defense, Eldridge Cleaver's controversial expulsion from the Party, FBI infiltration of civil rights groups, the Vietnam War, and the burgeoning feminist movement. Editors Hilliard and Weise also include never-before-published writings from the Black Panther Party archives and Newton's private collection, including articles on President Nixon, prison martyr George Jackson, Pan-Africanism, affirmative action, and the author's only written account of his political exile in Cuba in the mid-1970s. Eldridge Cleaver, Bobby Seale, Angela Davis, Mumia Abu-Jamal, and Geronimo Pratt all came to international prominence through Newton's groundbreaking political activism. Additionally, Newton served as the Party's chief intellectual engine, conversing with world leaders such as Yasser Arafat, Chinese premier Chou Enlai, and Mozambique president Samora Moises Machel among others.\u003cbr\u003e Beginning with his founding of the Black Panther Party in 1966, HUEY P. NEWTON (1941-89) set the political stage for events that would quickly place him and the Panthers at the forefront of the African American liberation movement for the next twenty years.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with his founding of the Black Panther Party in 1966, Huey P.Newton (1941-1989) set the political stage for events that would quickly place him and the Panthers at the forefront of the African American liberation movement for the next twenty years. Eldridge Cleaver, Bobby Seale, Angela Davis, Mumia Abu-Jamal, and Geronimo Pratt all came to international prominence through Newton's groundbreaking political activism. Additionally, Newton served as the Party's chief intellectual engine, conversing with world leaders such as Yasser Arafat, Chinese Premier Chou Enlai, and Mozambican president Samora Moises Machel, among others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDAVID HILLIARD is a founding member and former chief of staff of the Black Panther Party. He is the author of\u003ci\u003e This Side of Glory: The Autobiography of David Hilliard and the Story of the Black Panther Party\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHuey: Spirit of the Panther\u003c\/i\u003e. He currently serves as executive director of the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation in Oakland, California. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDONALD WIESE is the editor of \u003ci\u003eBlack Like Us: A Century of Lesbian, Gay \u0026amp; Bisexual African-American Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2015 he founded Querelle Press, a small press dedicated to publishing LGBT titles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eELAINE BROWN is a former leader of the Black Panther Party, as minister of information and chairman. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Taste of Power\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Condemnation of Little B\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Oakland, California.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 18, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770723139872,"sku":"9781609809003","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/61e0d8afa3a4fd1d9b71c8dcbdb9f448.webp?v=1780377658","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-new-huey-p-newton-reader-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}