Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party

This was a great source of information about the Black Panther Party that focused on lots of specific instances and people, generally in a chronological and easy to digest manner. I definitely learned from it and would recommend to those looking for more info on the topic. Lots of footnotes and references included as well!

The Black Panther Party! As a child and as a young person, I was terrified of the Black Panther Party as they were presented to me on the nightly news. Armed. Angry. They were shown to me as Very Scary People.

How different is this account of the party! The book tells the story of the formation of the party to combat police violence against Blacks and to promote pride in Blacks. The party rapidly gains new members despite having some of the key members jailed or killed, and it accomplished many of its goals. But then it began to decline and was finally dissolved.

A well-told and well-researched tale of an activist group that arose out of the movements of the sixties.