Huey P. Newton - Judson Jeffries
- The Radical Theorist
In Huey P. Newton: The Radical Theorist, Judson L. Jeffries considers the entire arc of Newton’s political role and influence on civil rights history and African American thought. Jeffries argues that, contrary to popular belief, Newton was one of the most important political thinkers in the struggle for civil rights.
Stripped of history and interpretation, the violence of Newton’s life brought emphatic indictments of him. Newton’s death attracted widespread media attention. However, pundits offered little on Newton as freedom fighter or as theoretician and activist.
Huey P. Newton: The Radical Theorist dispels myths about Newton’s life, but the book is primarily a
EAN: 9781578068777
In Huey P. Newton: The Radical Theorist, Judson L. Jeffries considers the entire arc of Newton’s political role and influence on civil rights history and African American thought. Jeffries argues that, contrary to popular belief, Newton was one of the most important political thinkers in the struggle for civil rights.
Stripped of history and interpretation, the violence of Newton’s life brought emphatic indictments of him. Newton’s death attracted widespread media attention. However, pundits offered little on Newton as freedom fighter or as theoretician and activist.
Huey P. Newton: The Radical Theorist dispels myths about Newton’s life, but the book is primarily a
EAN: 9781578068777