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Name: Long time gone
Author: William Lee Brent

In his memoir, "Long Time Gone," William Lee Brent tells the true story of his 1969 hijacking of TWA Flight 151 from Oakland to Havana. A former Black Panther leader and bodyguard to Eldridge Cleaver, Brent fled the United States to evade trial over a police shootout in San Francisco. For more than twenty‑five years he has lived in Castro’s Cuba, and his book breaks a long silence, offering a rare personal account of the events that shaped his life. Brent’s narrative provides insight into the motivations and struggles of Black activists during the turbulent 1960s, as well as the complexities of life in exile.

First publish date: 1996

Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography

Authors: William Lee Brent

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