David Hilliard was the Chief of Staff of the Black Panther Party; and this is his compelling eyewitness account of America's first black armed revolutionary movement. Written with the participation of many other Party members; this book provides firsthand accounts of Huey Newton's infamous shootout with the police; the murder of Fred Hampton; how Panther money was raised and spent; the sexual mores of the Party; and how illegal activities erupted and were controlled. According to the FBI; the Panthers were "the greatest threat to the internal security of the country;" and; in part due to government infiltrators and disinformation; the Party began to dissolve in the early seventies as police raids; gun battles; IRS investigations; trials; and prison terms decimated their ranks.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy CustomerDid the job for a cheap price for my HUM1120 course!0 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Full of Errors and BiasBy funkendubAs a Humanities teacher I was drafted to teach the Intro class at the last minute at my college. I "inherited" this text. It's a sorry excuse for a textbook. It's full of errors (even in the 5th edition!). Examples: "Egypptians have used hieroglyphics throughout their history." A) "heiroglyphics" is an adjective (the noun is heiroglyphs). And throughout history? Tell it to a modern Egyptian! B) "The Prophet Mohammad married Fatima." I can't begin to describe how offensive this is. Fatima was Mohammad's daughter. Fatima married Ali (they get that wrong; too). C) Throughout; pre-Christian religions are referred to as "pagan." Pagan is a Latin term meaning "redneck." One of the authors is a theologian and should know better: the preferred term among comparitive religionists is "polytheism." Moreover; the overall skew of the book is toward dates; rulers and battles; in other words; the book is better suited to a World Civ class--and a world civ class taught in the 19th century; at that!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A good primer for Western CultureBy Robert FarleyIt's a school book; primarily; and as such; how good can it be? But with lots of color and black-and-white photos; many links to online references for deeper understandings of what you want to understand; it still manages to be interesting. Some of the histories are a little shallow; which is clear after reading some of the online updates; but it's a school book. Part of the process is to gather the information and make your own deductions.
