Revolutionary Suicide - Softcover

Newton, Huey P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0863163262 ISBN 13: 9780863163265

Publisher: Writers and Readers Ltd, 1995

Synopsis

An autobiography of Huey Newton, famed founder of the Black Panther Party.

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Review:

Party. From Newton's impoverished childhood to his --adolscence and struggles with the system, from his

role in the Black Panthers to his solitary --confinement in the Alameda County Jail,

Revolutionary Suicide is smart, unrepentant and --thought-provoking in its portrayal of inspired

From the Back Cover:

In October 1967, one year after the founding of the Black Panther Party, Huey Newton was involved in a shooting during which an Oakland police officer was killed. Newton spent three years in prison before being released and having his charges dismissed, and his jailing brought cries of "Free Huey" from supporters around the world. This engrossing and well-written autobiography recounts the forming of a revolutionary and shows how the degrading and psychologically destructive penal system forged Newton's already growing spirit. When Newton was a child, his father instilled in him a sense of dignity and pride; as an adolescent, he was torn between religious principles and life as a hustler; as a young man, he founded the radical Black Panther Party with Bobby Seale, and finally, in solitary confinement in the Alameda County Jail, he reached deep within himself to find the strength to face adversity; and even death without fear.

About this edition

• Publisher: Writers and Readers Ltd
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0863163262
• ISBN 13: 9780863163265
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 332