black power

A look at the social and political legacy of Eldridge Cleaver, drawing on a 1997 interview with him discussing his life as a civil rights activist along with archival footage, commentary from Cleaver's former wife Kathleen, and audio tapes of a 1975 interview.

Explores the large chasm between the upper and lower classes of black America and why it has developed, reviewing the years that have passed since the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. Includes interviews with prominent blacks such as Cornel West, William Julius Wilson, and Maulana Karenga as well as civil rights veterans Eldridge Cleaver, Angela Davis, and Julian Bond.

Traces the history of Black Power ideology, the Panther phenomenon, and the relationship of both to today's urban crime.

Autobiography of the former high-ranking Black Panther who hijacked a plane in 1969 to take him to Cuba, where he has lived ever since, in order to avoid charges from a shootout with San Francisco police.

Chronicles the history of the Black Panther Party, exploring its stand on violence and self-defense, publicity, growth and transformation, unjustified homicides linked to the party, prominent figures, and more.

Contains five articles discussing Black Panther Party, including their beginning and development, the differences between the various branches, and their views, ideologies, goals, and strategies.

A collection of essays that examine the origins of the civil rights movements that took place during the 1960s, and discusses the 1965 Watts uprising, the formation of the Black Panther Party, "rainbow radicalism, " the Third World Women's Alliance, and related topics.

Examines the Black Power movement from the 1963 Revolutionary Action Movement to its demise in the mid-1970s, highlighting key events and people who shaped the movement and discussing its impact on American culture.