Revolution in our time : the Black Panther Party's promise to the people

Magoon, Kekla, author.

First edition.

Book

Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press , 2021.

ix, 390 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

"In this comprehensive, inspiring, and all-too-relevant history of the Black Panther Party, Kekla Magoon introduces readers to the Panthers' community activism, grounded in the concept of self-defense, which taught Black Americans how to protect and support themselves in a country that treated them like second-class citizens."-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 12-UP Candlewick Press.

7th Grade-Up Candlewick Press.

Black Panther Party -- History.

Black people -- History.

Black power -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.

Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

African Americans -- Politics and government -- 20th century.

Preface -- Spark: May 2, 1967. Shattering the status quo -- Kindling: 1619-1965. The dark past ; Separate but equal ; Shall we overcome? ; The aggressive alternative -- Blaze: 1966-1982. Picking up the gun ; A cold reception ; Filling the ranks ; Off the pigs! ; Death of the king ; Going national ; Life in the Party ; Survival pending revolution ; All power to the people ; The wrath of COINTELPRO ; Traitors in the ranks ; Political prisoners ; The split ; Last gasp -- Embers: 1982-present. The post-Panther decades ; Legacy -- Author's note: Revolution in our time -- Acknowledgments -- Key people -- Time line.

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