Power to the People: The Rise and Fall of the Black Panther Party by Jim Haskins

Power to the People: The Rise and Fall of the Black Panther Party Reviews

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  Basmaish

  A different detailed side of the party that I did not know about. Different authors -whether it's books or articles- portray different sides or stories about the movement and I'm curious to dig in deeper and know more.
  
  Women's participation in this movement is a part that I think is missing in this book. Brown and Huggins are mentioned as the main women who took hold of the party when Newton was in exile. However I don't think they were given enough space or details as the men. I would have liked to know more about all the women, especially that the author continuously mentions the party's views on disregarding women and not giving them credit when credit is due even though they were important members and doing a lot of the day-to-day work. This just means more books for me to read.
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  Vanessa

  Nonfiction is not my genre of choice (hence the 3 star rating), but learning about the Black Panther Party was interesting. I was particularly fascinated by the women of the movement.
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  James Howell

  Good read
  
  An interesting look at the rise and fall of the black panthers. Huey was an inspiration to many, who crumbled under the power he possessed.
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  Lucinda

  I absolutely loved the detailing of the many events. This book does a great job of painting the tone and social temperature of the 60s/70s as it relates to the Black Panther party. I'm also surprised that (for a book written in 1997) the author does an incredible job of including the women when discussing the Black Panther Party's advancements and accomplishments. #intersectionality
  It did feel like the author started to add in his own bias (towards the end). Learned a lot!
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  Tereacy Pearson

  Just an "appetizer" or sample of the history of the Black Panther Revolutionary Party.