Revolutionary Suicide
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · September 29, 2009
The searing, visionary memoir of founding Black Panther Huey P. Newton, in a dazzling graphic package Tracing the birth of a revolutionary, Huey P. Newton's famous and oft-quoted autobiography is as much a manifesto as a portrait of the inner circle of America's Black Panther Party.
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- Who it’s for
- A personal account with the force of political argument, told in an unrepentant voice.
- Themes
- Black Panther Party, Political radicalism, Incarceration and the justice system
- Genres
- Black & African American Lives, Civil Rights, Activist Lives
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The searing, visionary memoir of founding Black Panther Huey P. Newton, in a dazzling graphic package Tracing the birth of a revolutionary, Huey P. Newton's famous and oft-quoted autobiography is as much a manifesto as a portrait of the inner circle of America's Black Panther Party.
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From Newton's impoverished childhood on the streets of Oakland to his adolescence and struggles with the system, from his role in the Black Panthers to his solitary confinement in the Alameda County Jail, Revolutionary Suicide is unrepentant and thought-provoking in its portrayal of inspired radicalism. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Memoir Meets Manifesto
A personal account with the force of political argument, told in an unrepentant voice.
Come here for
- A first-person view of Huey P. Newton’s life and the Black Panther Party
- The meeting point of personal portrait and revolutionary thought
Expect
- A thought-provoking, uncompromising perspective
- A layered account spanning childhood, political work, and solitary confinement
Where it sits
| Black & African American Lives | 72% |
|---|---|
| Activist Lives | 39% |
| Civil Rights | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Cultural Heritage Lives
- Political Lives
- 20th-Century America
- Authors
- Huey P. Newton
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- September 29, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Black Panther Party · Political radicalism · Incarceration and the justice system
- Reading lane
- Cultural Heritage Lives