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The first complete and balanced history of the Black Panther Party
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1 author picked The Shadow of the Panther as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The late Pearson took a lot of heat as an African-American author for telling the truth about all sides of the Panther era. But somebody credible needed to do it, and he did it well — in a way that can help us approach modern-day political and police accountability protest with eyes wide open.
From Paul's list on Black protest and government resistance.
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