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Revolutionary Suicide by Huey P. Newton

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Revolutionary Suicide

Huey P. Newton

Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · September 29, 2009

Reading lane: Black & African American Lives

The searing, visionary memoir of founding Black Panther Huey P. Newton, in a dazzling graphic package Tracing the birth of a revolutionary, Huey P. Newton's famous and oft-quoted autobiography is as much a manifesto as a portrait of the inner circle of America's Black Panther Party.

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Why This Clicks

Memoir Meets Manifesto

A personal account with the force of political argument, told in an unrepentant voice.

Come here for

  • A first-person view of Huey P. Newton’s life and the Black Panther Party
  • The meeting point of personal portrait and revolutionary thought

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  • A thought-provoking, uncompromising perspective
  • A layered account spanning childhood, political work, and solitary confinement

Book Details

Authors
Huey P. Newton
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Published
September 29, 2009
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Black & African American Lives · African American Literary Collections
Reading lane
Black & African American Lives

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Publisher Categories

  • Cultural Heritage Lives

  • Political Lives

  • 20th-Century America

About This Book

The searing, visionary memoir of founding Black Panther Huey P. Newton, in a dazzling graphic package Tracing the birth of a revolutionary, Huey P. Newton's famous and oft-quoted autobiography is as much a manifesto as a portrait of the inner circle of America's Black Panther Party. From Newton's impoverished childhood on the streets of Oakland to his adolescence and struggles with the system, from his role in the Black Panthers to his solitary confinement in the Alameda Cou...

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The searing, visionary memoir of founding Black Panther Huey P. Newton, in a dazzling graphic package Tracing the birth of a revolutionary, Huey P. Newton's famous and oft-quoted autobiography is as much a manifesto as a portrait of the inner circle of America's Black Panther Party. From Newton's impoverished childhood on the streets of Oakland to his adolescence and struggles with the system, from his role in the Black Panthers to his solitary confinement in the Alameda County Jail, Revolutionary Suicide is unrepentant and thought-provoking in its portrayal of inspired radicalism. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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