Huey P. Newton Knihy

This comprehensive collection features writings by the founder of the Black Panther Party, showcasing his revolutionary impact during the black liberation era. The new edition includes a fresh introduction by former Black Panther chairman Elaine Brown. The anthology compiles classic texts from Newton's notable works, covering a range of topics such as the formation of the Black Panthers, armed self-defense for African Americans, Eldridge Cleaver's expulsion from the Party, FBI infiltration of civil rights organizations, the Vietnam War, and the emerging feminist movement. Editors Hilliard and Weise also present unpublished writings from the Black Panther archives and Newton's private collection, addressing subjects like President Nixon, prison martyr George Jackson, Pan-Africanism, affirmative action, and Newton's account of his political exile in Cuba during the mid-1970s. Prominent figures like Eldridge Cleaver, Bobby Seale, Angela Davis, Mumia Abu-Jamal, and Geronimo Pratt gained international recognition through Newton's activism. As the Party's intellectual leader, he engaged with global figures, including Yasser Arafat and Chinese premier Chou Enlai. Beginning with the founding of the Black Panther Party in 1966, Newton played a pivotal role in shaping the African American liberation movement for two decades.

The searing, visionary memoir of founding Black Panther Huey P. Newton, in a dazzling graphic package Tracing the birth of a revolutionary, Huey P. Newton's famous and oft-quoted autobiography is as much a manifesto as a portrait of the inner circle of America's Black Panther Party. From Newton's impoverished childhood on the streets of Oakland to his adolescence and struggles with the system, from his role in the Black Panthers to his solitary confinement in the Alameda County Jail, Revolutionary Suicide is unrepentant and thought-provoking in its portrayal of inspired radicalism. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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