The Black Panthers speak / edited by Philip S. Foner ; with a new foreword by Clayborne Carson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Foner, Philip Sheldon, 1910-1994.

Carson, Clayborne, 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Black Panther Party.

African American political activists.

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

Black power.

Black nationalism--United States--History--20th century--Sources.

Black nationalism.

Black militant organizations--United States--History--20th century--Sources.

Black militant organizations.

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

African Americans.

African Americans--Civil rights.

History.

Race relations.

United States.

United States--Race relations--History--20th century--Sources.

United States--Politics and government--1963-1969.

Politics and government.

United States--Politics and government--1969-1974.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

xl, 281 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

Second Da Capo Press edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Da Capo Press, 2002.

Summary:

From its founding by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in 1966, the Black Panther Party has aroused year, hope, misunderstanding, pride and vilification. In The Black Panthers Speak, the best single source of original material on and by the Black Panther Party, Philip S. Foner separates philosophy from propaganda. The essential documents of the Party are all here, including "What We Want, What We Believe," Newton and Seale's seminal treatise, which became a standard to gauge society's progress. With their passionate demands, Seale and Newton succinctly captured the revolutionaly spirit and aspirations of many American blacks in the 1960s and 1970s. Foner includes illuminating excerpts from The Black Panther, the newspaper that proved so instrumental in the Party's rapid growth and development. His careful selection of cartoons, original flyers, and articles by members of various ranks allows a glimpse inte the black consciousness of the late 1960s, as do the voices of Panther leaders Eldridge Cleaver, David Hilliard, Fred Hampton, and Erica Huggins.

Contents:

Black Panther National Anthem xl

1. Black Panther Party Platform and Program Rules of the Black Panther Party 1

What We Want/What We Believe 2

Rules 4

2. The Black Panther: Voice of the Party 7

The Black Panther: Mirror of the People 8

A Pig 14

Black Lawyers 14

Revolutionary Art/Black Liberation 16

On Violence 19

Free by Any Means Necessary (poem) 20

Correcting Mistaken Ideas 21

The Power of the People 23

Black Child's Pledge 24

In White America Today 25

Editorial Statement 26

Revolutionary Letter #15 (poem) 26

The Genius of Huey Newton 27

Erica's Poem 29

The Revolutionary Spirit of Antonio Maceo 30

A Black Panther Song (poem) 31

To the Courageous Vietnamese People, Commemorating the Death of Ho Chi Minh 32

The Chicago 8 32

Pigs

Panthers 34

On Criticism of Cuba 37

3. Huey P. Newton Speaks 39

In Defense of Self-Defense: Executive Mandate Number One 40

The Correct Handling of a Revolution 41

Functional Definition of Politics 45

Message to "Free Huey Rally," Oakland Auditorium, February 17, 1968 47

Huey Newton Talks to the Movement About the Black Panther Party, Cultural Nationalism, SNCC, Liberals and White Revolutionaries 50

Message on the Peace Movement 67

To the R.N.A. 70

Prison, Where Is Thy Victory? 74

4. Bobby Seale Speaks 77

The Ten-Point Platform and Program of the Black Panther Party 78

Bobby Seale Explains Panther Politics: An Interview 81

Black Soldiers as Revolutionaries to Overthrow the Ruling Class 88

Bring It Home 93

5. Eldridge Cleaver Speaks from Exile 97

Message to Sister Erica Huggins of the Black Panther Party 98

The Black Man's Stake in Vietnam 100

An Open Letter to Stokely Carmichael 104

Eldridge Cleaver Discusses Revolution: An Interview from Exile 108

The Fascists Have Already Decided in Advance to Murder Chairman Bobby Seale in the Electric Chair: A Manifesto 117

6. David Hilliard Speaks 121

The Ideology of the Black Panther Party 122

Black Student Unions 124

If You Want Peace You Got to Fight for It 128

Interview with CBS News, December 28, 1969 130

7. Fred Hampton Speaks 137

You Can Murder a Liberator, but You Can't Murder Liberation 138

8. Black Panther Women Speak 145

Liberation and Political Assassination / Kathleen Cleaver 146

On Cultural Nationalism / Linda Harrison 151

The Struggle Is a World Struggle / Connie Matthews 154

I Joined the Panthers / Joan Bird 159

We Will Win: Letter From Prison / Afeni Shakur 161

A Word for Panther Parents / Mrs. Jewel Barker 164

9. Community Activities 167

To Feed Our Children 168

Why the Free Breakfast? 169

Liberation Schools 170

The Youth Make the Revolution 171

People's Medical Care Center 173

Pocket Lawyer of Legal First Aid 176

In Memory of Dr. Martin Luther King 177

Petition Statement for Community Control of Police 179

Defend the Ghetto (leaflet) 180

Community Discussion Groups (leaflet) 181

10. Black Panthers in Court 183

Bobby Seale vs. Judge Hoffman 185

To Judge Murtagh: From the Panther 21 196

Closing Remarks to the Jury by Charles R. Garry in People of California v. Huey P. Newton 212

11. Alliances and Coalitions 219

The Black Panther Party Stands for Revolutionary Solidarity 220

We Must Develop a United Front Against Fascism (leaflet) 222

On Establishing a United Front with Communists 223

SDS Resolution on the Black Panther Party 225

The Young Lords Organization on the Move: Interview with Rafael Viera 229

Young Lords Block Street with Garbage 234

Young Lords Party 13-Point Program and Platform 235

Ten-Point Health Program of the Young Lords 238

The Patriot Party Speaks to the Movement 239

Latinos Walkout 243

Getting Together 245

Ten-Point Program and Platform of the Black Student Unions 246

The Black Panther Party and Revolutionary Trade Unionism, by Ray "Masai" Hewitt 249

Black Caucus Program: An Interview 252

Petition to the United Nations 254

I. The Persecution of the Black Panther Party 257

a. The Old Rules Do Not Apply: A Survey of the Persecution of the Black Panther Party / Charles R. Garry 257

b. News Release Issued by the American Civil Liberties Union, December 29, 1969 263

c. Resolution Adopted by the New York Group of the Society for Philosophy and Public Affairs, May 23, 1970 265

II. Call for Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention, September 7, 1970, Philadelphia, Pa 267

III. On the Defection of Eldridge Cleaver From the Black Panther Party and the Defection of the Black Panther Party from the Black Community / Huey P. Newton 272.

Notes:

"This Da Capo paperback edition of The Black Panthers Speak is an unabridged republication of the edition originally published in New York in 1970, with the addition of the article "On the Defection of Eldridge Cleaver ..." by Huey P. Newton and a foreword by Clayborne Carson."--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0306812010

9780306812019

OCLC:

50627809