2 Books Published by Writers and Readers Cooperative on AALBC — Book Cover Collage

As co-founder of the Black Panther Party, Huey P. Newton knew repression first hand. Surviving a shooting in which one police officer was killed and another wounded, Newton became the symbol of Black urban resistance in the United States. Obscure until now, Newton’s valuable Ph.D. dissertation War Against the Panthers offers an insightful reconstruction that could have only been written by a key participant in the events.

Poignant text and sensitive illustrations celebrate the riches of family life and one child’s determination, as he struggles to stay awake to greet the return of his father at dawn’s first light. "A fine contribution."—Kirkus Reviews. Full color.