Children of the Movement: The Sons and Daughters of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Elijah Muhammad, ...6 reviews John Blake Lawrence Hill Books, 2004 Portrait of the Heart and Soul of the Freedom Movement + A New Take on an Old Subject + Incredible! A MUST READ! + Required reading + A riveting new chapter to America's Civil Rights saga             We Want Freedom: A Life in the Black Panther Party3 reviews Mumia Abu-Jamal South End Press, 2008 Free Mumia and all political prisoners! + AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE PANTHERS BY THE 'VOICE OF THE VOICELESS' + Ready to lose sleep? In Mumia's new book, written with shocking scholarly clarity from death row where he has been unjustly imprisoned for more than two decades, he reminisces about the roots of the Black Panther Party in a historical context. Knowing more about the Panthers' unravelling is vital knowledge for all ...             The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley296 reviews Ballantine Books, 1992 Should be Required Reading! + A revelation. + anglo-saxon reader + Important book of self discovery, resemption, and vindication + I know something Malcolm didn't             Stokely Carmichael: The Story of Black Power (History of Civil Rights Series) Jacqueline Johnson Silver Burdett Pr, 1990 A biography of the man who made famous the words "Black Power" as he fought for the rights of black people in this country, and later settled in Africa.             Angela Davis: An Autobiography14 reviews Angela Y. Davis International Publishers, 1989 Wonderful book + Angela's Lessons + A TRUE REVOLUTIONARY! + This Is Our History + Powerful             Radio Free Dixie: Robert F. Williams and the Roots of Black Power12 reviews Timothy B. Tyson The University of North Carolina Press, 2001 Armed Resistance to the Viciousness of Jim Crow + A must, also read is Blood Done Sign My Name + still relevant + The Revolution Will Not Be Televised + Beyond the Headline Makers             A Nation within a Nation: Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones) and Black Power Politics3 reviews Komozi Woodard The University of North Carolina Press, 1999 One of the most comprehensive studies of black nationalism. + This is a must read for all interested in politics and race + The most important book on Black Power Movement According to Publishers Weekly, "Woodard examines the role of poet Amiri Baraka's `cultural politics' on Black Power and black nationalism in the 1960s. After a brief overview of the evolution of black nationalism since slavery, he focuses on activities in Northeastern urban centers (Baraka's ...             The Angela Y. Davis Reader (Blackwell Readers)2 reviews Wiley-Blackwell, 1998 Angela + Great Introduction to Davis Without a doubt the most influentialblack woman of this decade.The writings in this book expose peopleto the knowledge and beauty of thispowerful woman. She held fast toher principles despite the fact thatit cost her her job at UCLA.I admireher strength and courage. When itcomes to Richard Nixon ...             The LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka Reader9 reviews Amiri Baraka Basic Books, 1999 An amazing man! + An Awesome Artist and Philosopher + Reviewing THE BOOK, Not The Controversy Surrounding Its Author Buy this book. It's that simple. This book provides the reader with a developmental history of one of the greatest LIVING revolutionary minds this country has ever produced. He hits you in the heart without bashing you over the head. You may not agree with everything he says, or how he may have ...             The Black Panther Party [Reconsidered]3 reviews Black Classic Press, 2005 Important corrective to mainstream stereotypes + Power Is In The Truth + A balanced view from the inside This is the first book to attempt to discuss the legacy of the Black Panther Party. The fact that a second book, Liberation, Imagination and the Black Panther Party, managed to continue the work begun here without significant overlap shows what a rich legacy it was. One essay, "The Black Panthers ...             Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements10 reviews Grove Press, 1994 one of the top most important books ever + THE TRUTH as told by malcolm + Essential + Words that demand a closer look inside + CORE READING             The Black Panthers Speak7 reviews Da Capo Press, 2002 A Powerful Book + This is THE book on the Black Panthers! + Excellent Documentary of the Black Panthers + Read about this influential org. for yourself + A Good Introduction             Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary16 reviews Walter Dean Myers Scholastic Paperbacks, 1994 Walter Dean Myers Succeeds Again! + An Excellent Biography of a Legendary Figure! + Warriors in the War for Dignity and Humanity + From a 14 year old perspective             To Free a Generation, The Dialectics of Liberation Collier Books, 1969 A book emblematic of leftist political thought in 1960s America.             Black Power : The Politics of Liberation4 reviews Charles V. Hamilton, Kwame Ture, ... Vintage, 1992 A Bible for Black Nationalism + A Good Political Analysis + Open your eyes I first read this book in 1993, after reading this book again it gives a not only a revealing truth of the american black experience, but a foundation for these beliefs and clear logical thought which makes this book a MUST READ and not just angry rhetoric printed on paper.             By Any Means Necessary (Malcolm X Speeches & Writings)12 reviews Malcolm X Pathfinder Press (NY), 1992 Some excerpts + From His Own Heart & Mouth. + Excellent M/X compilation + A great book! + A first hand look at the man himself             New Day in Babylon: The Black Power Movement and American Culture, 1965-1975 William L. Van Deburg University Of Chicago Press, 1993 The most comprehensive account available of the rise and fall of the Black Power Movement and of its dramatic transformation of both African-American and larger American culture. With a gift for storytelling and an ear for street talk, William Van Deburg chronicles a decade of deep change, from the armed struggles of the Black Panther party to the cultural nationalism of artists and writers ...             The Huey P. Newton Reader3 reviews Huey P. Newton Seven Stories Press, 2003 The Bottom Line + correction to review What IS it with goofy liberals who *think* they know what "The Cause" is and take it upon themselves to diss someone like a David Hilliard??? For the record, Mr. Hilliard was the childhood friend of Dr. Newton, the BPP Chief of Staff, and has more true knowledge, fervor and *experience* in "The ...             Black Power: Radical Politics and African American Identity (Reconfiguring American Political History) Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005 In the 1960s, the Nation of Islam and the Black Panther Party gave voice to many economically disadvantaged and politically isolated African Americans, especially outside the South. Though vilified as extremist and marginal, they were formidable agents of influence and change during the civil rights era and ultimately shaped the Black Power movement. In this fresh study, drawing on deep archival ...             Black Wealth, White Wealth: A New Perspective on Racial Inequality2 reviews Melvin L. Oliver, Thomas M. Shapiro Routledge, 1997 A Sound Attack on the Middle-Class Myth + Great Myth Buster The arguement that the past thirty years have resulted in a closing of the gap between whites and blacks seems untenable after reading this book. Using wealth instead of income as a measure of success and progress, Oliver and Shapiro argue that glaring inequalities still exist and may actually be ...