black power

Contains nineteen essays in which various authors examine the history and impact of the Black Panther Party.

The author explores the relationship between the Nation of Islam, the Black Panthers, and the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s; and examines the influence these groups had on African-American culture and beliefs.

Contains photographs taken by Howard L. Bingham in 1968 of members and activities of the Black Panther party, an organization dedicated to securing civil rights for African-Americans, and includes essays on the goals, leadership, and influence of the Black Panthers.

Traces the main events in the civil rights and antiwar movements and briefly discusses new areas of protest such as school busing and prison reform.

Describes the life and accomplishments of the civil rights worker who took a controversial, aggressive stance in his struggle for black rights in the 1960s.

Chronicles the history of the Black Panther Party, a radical political organization founded in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale, which promoted armed revolution against racist law enforcement authorities.

The author's personal narrative and eyewitness account of the Black Panthers.

A biography of the man who made famous the words "Black Power" as he fought for the rights of African-Americans and later settled in Africa where he organized young Africans to work for their rights.

Argues that the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, particularly the period after 1965, laid the foundations for Barack Obama's 2009 presidential inauguration, highlighting the policies, people, and events that led to a new wave of African-American leadership in the United States.