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Article: "The most dangerous organization in America": forty years after the founding of the Black Panther Party, new books amplify the story of courage, martyrdom and futility.
- Article from:
- Black Issues Book Review
- Article date:
- September 1, 2006
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It was fitting that David Hilliard opened of his book Huey: Spirit of the Panther (Thunder's Mouth Press, January 2006) with the iconic poster of Black Panther Party cofounders Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale posing in front of their party's headquarters in Oakland, California. Both Seale and Newton are wearing black leather jackets and black berets. Seale is also wearing a Colt 45, and Newton has a bandolier full of shells slung over his shoulder and is holding a shotgun.
Like most student activists during the turbulent days of the late '60s, I had that poster on my bedroom wall. As I stared almost daily at the images of these two handsome, bold-looking young ...