A Taste of Power

The incredible memoir of Elaine Brown - the first woman leader of the Black Panthersbr>br>''Here I was, a woman, proclaiming supreme power over the most militant organization in America''br>br>In 1974 Elaine Brown became the first woman leader of the Black Panther Party. This is her unforgettable memoir, charting her rise from an impoverished neighbourhood in Philadelphia, through her political awakening during a bohemian adolescence, and on to her time as a foot soldier for the Panthers and ascent into its male-dominated upper ranks. It is a seminal exploration of power, racism and one woman''s revolutionary struggle.br>br>''Heart-wrenching, wild and moving ... a glowing achievement'' Los Angeles Timesbr>br>''What Elaine Brown writes is so astonishing, at times it is even difficult to believe she survived it. And yet she did, bringing us that amazing light of the black woman''s magical resilience'' Alice Walker>

Product details

• Authors: Elaine Brown, Brown Elaine
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 24.02.2022
• EAN: 9780241537343
• ISBN: 978-0-241-53734-3
• No. of pages: 480
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 26 mm
• Series: Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; USA, Political Parties, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Activists, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, Political activism, Autobiography: historical, political & military, Social discrimination & inequality, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Revolutionary groups & movements, United States of America, USA, Relating to African American people, Autobiography: historical, political and military, Social discrimination and equal treatment, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Political parties and party platforms, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), HISTORY / African American & Black, Revolutionary groups and movements, Relating to African American / Black American people