To Die for the People

Name: To Die for the People
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By Huey Newton

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To Die for the People is a compilation of writings and speeches by Huey Newton, chronicling his revolutionary thoughts as a co-founder of the Black Panther Party. The book explores themes of social justice, civil rights, and community empowerment, capturing a pivotal moment in the political landscape of America during the 1960s and 1970s. Newton's work both critiques systemic oppression and offers a blueprint for societal change.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this book if you are interested in the radical political and social visions of the late 1960s and early 1970s, particularly those surrounding the Black Panther Party. It offers a unique perspective on the struggles for racial equality and justice, written by a revolutionary thinker who played a pivotal role in shaping these movements.

To Die for the People

A fascinating, first-person account of a historic era in the struggle for black empowerment in America.

Print: NY Times, NY Review of Books, New Yorker, Newsweek, LA Times Book Review, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Bay Guardian, ColorLines, Black Scholar, The Nation, Utne Reader, Mother Jones, Atlantic Monthly, Bookforum, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Multicultural Review, The Progressive, Black Issues Book Review, African American Review Online: BlackCommentator.com, Z-Net, AlterNet, Counterpunch Book Clubs: Black Minds Book Club, Progressive Book Club, African American Literature Book Club Academic marketing: Strong course adoption potential for African American Studies, Sociology, History, and American Studies departments. Working with advice from David Hilliard, a Black Liberation scholar and director of the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation, on academic opportunities. OAH, ASALH (Oct. 2009)

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Long an iconic figure for radicals, Huey Newton is now being discovered by those interested in the history of America's social movements. This new release of a classic collection of his writings and speeches traces the development of Newton's personal and political thinking, as well as the radical changes that took place in the formative years of the Black Panther Party. More than just a historic record, Newton's prescience and foresight make these documents strikingly pertinent today.

To Die for the People showcases Newton's profound and revolutionary ideas that continue to resonate. Newton was the founder, leader, and chief theoretician of the Black Panther Party, and one of America's most dynamic and important revolutionary philosophers.

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Huey Newton’s To Die for the People presents passionate and captivating writings displaying a profound dedication to merging political theory with practical action to create a better world. It serves as essential reading and an important primary source for those interested in the Black Panther Party, effective grass-roots organizing, and the black power movement.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780872865297

Publisher: City Lights Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 September 2009

Country: United States

Imprint: City Lights Books

Illustration: 14 B&W photographs

Contributors:

Edited by Toni Morrison
Introduction by Elaine Brown

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 142.0mm

Height: 218.0mm

Weight: 340g

Pages: 248

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About the Author

Huey Newton was co-founder and leader of the Black Panther Party, and its chief theoretician. In 1967 Newton was arrested and charged with killing an Oakland police officer during a dispute, leading to a much-publicized "Free Huey" campaign. In 1980, Newton earned a doctorate in philosophy from the University of California. He died in 1989.

Toni Morrison is a Nobel-prize winning American author, editor and professor. Among the best known of her novels are The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomonand Beloved, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988.

Elaine Brown became, in 1974, the first and only woman to lead the Black Panther Party. Today, as an activist, writer and popular lecturer, she promotes the vision of an inclusive and egalitarian society, focusing on resolving problems of race, gender oppression and class disparity in the United States.