num_pages: 256
description: In words and photographs Power to the People is the story of the controversial Black Panther Party founded 50 years ago in 1966 by Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton. The words are Seales with contributions by other former party members; the photographs including many icons of the 1960s are by Stephen Shames who also interviewed many other members of the partyincluding Kathleen Cleaver Elbert Big Man Howard Ericka Huggins Emory Douglas and William Billy X Jenningsand supplements his own photography with Panther ephemera and graphic art. Shames a student at the University of California Berkeley first encountered and photographed Seale in April 1967 at an antiVietnam War rally. Seale became a mentor to Shames and Shames in turn the most trusted photographer to the party remained by Seales side through his campaign for mayor of Oakland in 1973. Power to the People is a testament to their warm At its heart are Shamess memorable images accompanied by Seales colorful in-depth commentary culled from many hours of conversation. Admired reviled emulated misunderstood the Black Panther Party was one of the most creative and influential responses to racism and inequality in American history. They advocated armed self-defense to counter police brutality and initiated a program of patrolling the police with shotgunsand law books. Published on the 50th anniversary of the partys founding Power to the People is the in-depth chronicle of the only radical political party in America to make a difference in the struggle for civil rightsthe Black Panther Party.
language: English
title: Power to the People: The World of the Black Panthers
publisher: Abrams