Up Against the Wall: Violence in the Making and Unmaking of the Black Panther Party

CONTENTS

CONTENTS Foreword by Elbert “Big Man” Howard ix Introduction xi Chronology of the Black Panther Party xxv CHAPTER 1 Civil Wrongs and the Rise of Black Power 1 CHAPTER 2 The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense 49 CHAPTER 3 Speaking of Violence 89 CHAPTER 4 Publicizing the Party 113 CHAPTER 5 Growth and Transformation 159 CHAPTER 6 Unjustifiable Homicides 189 CHAPTER 7 Southern Discomfort 249 CHAPTER 8 To the East . . . and Back 273 CHAPTER 9 The Rift 297 Conclusion 335 Acknowledgments 349 APPENDIX A: Ten Point Program: What We Want, What We Believe 353 APPENDIX B: Rules of the Black Panther Party 356 APPENDIX C: Partial Listing of BPP Chapters and Affiliates 359 Notes 361 Bibliographical Essay 397 Bibliography 431 Index 439 vii ...