The Top 10 Books about the Black Panther Party

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The Six Original Black Panther Party For Self Defense Members
Top Left to Right: Elbert "Big Man" Howard; Huey P. Newton, Sherman Forte, Chairman, Bobby Seale. Bottom: Reggie Forte and Little Bobby Hutton.
November 1966, one month after founding.

#1

Click for a larger image of A Taste of Power: A Black Woman’s Story

A Taste of Power: A Black Woman’s Story
by Elaine Brown

#2

Click for a larger image of Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party

Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party
by Joshua Bloom and Waldo E. Martin, Jr.

#3

Click for a larger image of Look for Me in the Whirlwind: From the Panther 21 to 21st-Century Revolutions

Look for Me in the Whirlwind: From the Panther 21 to 21st-Century Revolutions
by Matt Meyer and déqui kioni-sadiki

#4

Click for a larger image of Panther Baby

Panther Baby
by Jamal Joseph

#5

Click for a larger image of Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton

Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton
by Bobby Seale

#6

Click for a larger image of The Black Panther Party [Reconsidered]

The Black Panther Party [Reconsidered]
by Charles E. Jones

#7

Click for a larger image of The Revolution Has Come: Black Power, Gender, and the Black Panther Party in Oakland

The Revolution Has Come: Black Power, Gender, and the Black Panther Party in Oakland
by Robyn C. Spencer

#8

Click for a larger image of This Side of Glory: The Autobiography of David Hilliard and the Story of the Black Panther Party

This Side of Glory: The Autobiography of David Hilliard and the Story of the Black Panther Party
by David Hilliard and Lewis Cole

#9

Click for a larger image of War Against the Panthers: A Study of Repression in America

War Against the Panthers: A Study of Repression in America
by Huey P. Newton

#10

Click for a larger image of Will You Die with Me?: My Life and the Black Panther Party

Will You Die with Me?: My Life and the Black Panther Party
by Flores Forbes