NCJ Number
25919
Editor(s)
P S FONER
Date Published
1970
Length
283 pages
Annotation
COLLECTED STATEMENTS AND ESSAYS ON THE POLITICAL PHILOSOPHIES AND PRACTICES OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY.
Abstract
THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY PLATFORM AND PROGRAM RULES ARE PRESENTED. HUEY NEWTON, BOBBY SEALE, ELDRIDGE CLEAVER, AND SEVERAL OTHER PROMINANT PANTHERS EXPOUND UPON THE PARTY'S ROLE AS A VEHICLE FOR THE 'LIBERATION' OF BLACKS, AND UPON THE PERCEIVED ATTEMPTS BY THE 'ESTABLISHMENT' TO SURPRESS THE MOVEMENT. COMMUNITY AVCTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE PARTY ARE DESCRIBED. THE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY PANTHERS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM ARE EXAMINED. ALLIANCES AND COALITIONS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ARE DESCRIBED. APPENDIXES INCLUDE DOCUMENTS SUPPORTING ALLEGATIONS OF PERSECUTION AND A COPY OF A CALL FOR A REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE'S CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.