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The Shadow of the Panther - by Hugh Pearson (Paperback)

The Shadow of the Panther - by  Hugh Pearson (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A controversial, engrossing revisionist assessment of Huey Newton, the civil rights movement, and the Black Panther Party, The Shadow of the Panther "will awaken profound misgivings--about gun-barrel rhetoric, about armed rebellion, about the ambiguities of justice" (The New Yorker). Photos.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The first complete and balanced history of the Black Panther Party--powerful and provocative</b><br>Until <i>The Shadow of the Panther</i> there have been no serious book-length attempts to examine the Panthers' history and to evaluate their significance. . . . A Notable Book of the Year.--<i>New York Times Book Review</i> (front page)<br>A keenly observed, often brilliant, Panther-busting book. . . . Pearson nevertheless portrays the Panthers' rise as an understandable reaction against . . . white chauvinism.--<i>Los Angeles Times Book Review</i><i><br></i>This book will awaken profound misgivings--about gun-barrel rhetoric, about armed rebellion, about the ambiguities of justice.--<i>The New Yorker</i><br>A bracing experience . . . Pearson has been able to present enough hard evidence to draw a chilling portrait of Murder Incorporated in revolutionary dress.--<i>New York Newsday</i><br>Pearson . . . set out to write a very different book about his boyhood hero [Huey Newton] but didn't blink at the truth . . . honest and compelling judgment.--<i>Detroit News<br></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Hugh Pearson</b> is currently an editorial page writer for The Wall Street Journal. His writing has also appeared in <i>The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The New Republic, Essence, </i>and other publications. A graduate of Brown University, he lives in New York City.

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