The Black Panthers: Portraits from an Unfinished Revolution Contributor(s): Shih, Bryan (Author), Williams, Yohuru (Author), Joseph, Peniel E. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1568585551 ISBN-13: 9781568585550 Publisher: Bold Type Books OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | African American - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History | United States - 20th Century |
Dewey: 322.420 |
LCCN: 2016012694 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.7" W x 9.8" (2.10 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Brilliant, painful, enlightening, tearful, tragic, sad, and funny, this photo-essay book is at its core about healing, and about the social justice work that still needs to be done in the era of hip-hop, Black Lives Matter, and the historic presidency of Barack Obama. -- Kevin Powell, author of The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy's Journey into Manhood A brilliantly conceived volume. Bryan Shih and Yohuru Williams demonstrate why the Panthers' story-its lessons and failures-even fifty years after its founding remains key to understanding national and international struggles for freedom and justice today. -- Cheryl Finley, professor and director of visual studies, Cornell University Even fifty years after it was founded, the Black Panther Party remains one of the most misunderstood political organizations of the twentieth century. But beyond the labels of extremist and violent that have marked the party, and beyond charismatic leaders like Huey Newton, Bobby Seale, and Eldridge Cleaver, were the ordinary men and women who made up the Panther rank and file. In The Black Panthers, photojournalist Bryan Shih and historian Yohuru Williams offer a reappraisal of the party's history and legacy. Through stunning portraits and interviews with surviving Panthers, as well as illuminating essays by leading scholars, The Black Panthers reveals party members' grit and battle scars-and the undying love for the people that kept them going. |