A taste of power : a black woman's story

By August 1974, the Black Panthers were a national organization to be reckoned with, supported by millions of blacks as well as white liberals. How Brown came to leadership in this paramilitary, male-dominated organization, and what she did with that power, is an unsparing story of self-discovery. B...

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Main Author: Brown, Elaine, 1943-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Anchor Books, 1994.
Edition:1st Anchor Books ed.
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505 0 |a Assumption -- York Street -- "We are the girls who don't take no stuff" -- Some other life -- Child has died -- Getting black -- Living for the people -- January 17th -- Postmortem -- Dying for the people -- Where is the love? -- Becoming Huey's queen -- Kiss of the panther -- Sanctuary -- New wave to ride -- Chairman -- Woman's revolution -- Alpha and Omega -- Friends and enemies -- Enemies and friends -- "I'll change the world for you". 
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