Books like Panther on the prowl by Elbert Howard

Huey P. Newton’s memoir, 'Revolutionary Suicide,' charts his rise from Oakland’s impoverished streets to founding the Black Panther Party, blending candid autobiography with a radical manifesto.

From its founding by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in 1966, the Black Panther Party has aroused year, hope, misunderstanding, pride and vilification. In The Black Panthers Speak, the best single source of original material on and by the Black Panther Party, Philip S. Foner separates philosophy from propaganda. The essential documents of the Party are all here, including "What We Want, What We Believe," Newton and Seale's seminal treatise, which became a standard to gauge society's progress. With their passionate demands, Seale and Newton succinctly captured the revolutionaly spirit and aspirations of many American blacks in the 1960s and 1970s. Foner includes illuminating excerpts from The Black Panther, the newspaper that proved so instrumental in the Party's rapid growth and development. His careful selection of cartoons, original flyers, and articles by members of various ranks allows a glimpse inte the black consciousness of the late 1960s, as do the voices of Panther leaders Eldridge Cleaver, David Hilliard, Fred Hampton, and Erica Huggins.

David Hilliard’s memoir chronicles his rise from a small‑town Alabama youth to Chief of Staff in the Black Panther Party, offering a rare insider view of the Panthers’ activism, challenges, and eventual decline amid FBI pressure.

Aaron Dixon recounts founding the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party in 1968, detailing his radicalization and the enduring legacy of Black Power.

A powerful and undeniably bold take on an era both pivotal and persistent in the American consciousness, The Shadow of the Panther will no doubt be the benchmark for all future books on Huey Newton and the Black Panther Party.