The War Before : The True Life Story of Becoming a Black Panther, Keeping the Faith in Prison, and Fighting for Those Left Behind /

The War Before traces Bukhari's lifelong commitment as an advocate for the rights of the oppressed. Following her journey from middle-class student to Black Panther to political prisoner, these writings provide an intimate view of a woman wrestling with the issues of her time: the troubled lega...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bukhari, Safiya, 1950-2003 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Abu-Jamal, Mumia (Autor del epílogo, colofón, etc.), Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944- (Autor de introducción, etc.), Whitehorn, Laura (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York City : The Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Bukhari, Safiya, > 1950-2003.
Bukhari, Safiya, > 1950-2003 > Archives.
Black Panther Party.
Black Panther Party > Biography.
Women political prisoners.
Social justice.
Race relations.
Civil rights movements.
African Americans > Civil rights.
African American women political activists.
African American women.
African American Muslims.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
Justice sociale > États-Unis > Histoire > Sources.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Histoire > Sources.
Noirs americains > Droits > Histoire > Sources.
Prisonnieres > Virginie-Occidentale > Biographies.
Noires americaines > Biographies.
Femmes activistes noires americaines > Biographies.
Social justice > United States > History > Sources.
African American prisoners > Civil rights.
African American women > Effect of imprisonment on.
Women political prisoners > United States > Biography.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > Sources.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > Sources.
African American Muslims > Biography.
African American women > Biography.
African American women political activists > Biography.
United States.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Histoire > Sources.
United States > Race relations > History > Sources.
Essays.
Autobiographies.
Sources.
History.
Biographies.
Archives.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The War Before traces Bukhari's lifelong commitment as an advocate for the rights of the oppressed. Following her journey from middle-class student to Black Panther to political prisoner, these writings provide an intimate view of a woman wrestling with the issues of her time: the troubled legacy of the Panthers, misogyny in the movement, her decision to convert to Islam, the incarceration of outspoken radicals, and the families left behind. Her account unfolds with immediacy and passion, showing how the struggles of social justice movements have paved the way for the progress of today.
"In 1968, Safiya Bukhari witnessed an NYPD officer harassing a Black Panther for selling the organization's newspaper on a Harlem street corner. The young pre-med student felt compelled to intervene in defense of the Panther's First Amendment right; she ended up handcuffed and thrown into the back of a police car. 'The war before' traces Bukhari's lifelong commitment as an advocate for the rights of the oppressed. Following her journey from middle-class student to Black Panther to political prisoner, these writings provide an intimate view of a woman wrestling with the issues of her time--the troubled legacy of the Panthers, misogyny in the movement, her decision to convert to Islam, the incarceration of outspoken radicals, and the families left behind. Her account unfolds with immediacy and passion, showing how the struggles of social justice movements have paved the way for the progress of today"--Publisher's description.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (320 pages).
ISBN:9781558616547

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