The war before : the true life story of becoming a Black Panther, keeping the faith in prison & fighting for those left behind

Bukhari, Safiya 1950-2003 (Author). Whitehorn, Laura. (Added Author).

Summary: The author traces her lifelong advocacy for the rights of the oppressed. These writings provide an intimate view of a woman wrestling with the issues of her time: the legacy of the Panthers, misogyny and racism in the movement, her decision to convert to Islam, the incarceration of outspoken radicals, and the cost to their families left behind.

Record details

ISBN: 1558616101
ISBN: 9781558616103
Physical Description: xliv, 264 pages ; 20 cm
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Publisher: New York City : Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 2010.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Preface / by Wonda White Jones -- Foreword by Angela Y. Davis -- Introduction / by Laura Whitehorn -- Coming of age : a Black revolutionary -- Testimony : experiences in the Black Panther Party -- Marriage contract : Safiya A. Bukhari and Michael M (Ashanti) Alston -- What is security? And the ballot or the bullet ... revisited -- Enemies and friends : resolving contradictions -- On the question of sexism within the Black Panther Party -- "Islam and revolution" is not a contradiction -- We too are veterans : post-traumatic stress disorders and the Black Panter Party -- This is worth fighting for -- On the question of political prisoners -- Building support for political prisoners of war incarcerated in North America -- Talks on the Black Panter Party and the Black liberation struggle -- Lest we forget -- CBS tries the New York three -- Talking about Assata Shakur -- Free Mumia Abu-Jamal! -- COINTELPRO and the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal -- Safiya interviews Albert Nuh Washington -- Letter for the parole of Jalil Muntaqim -- Q & A on Jericho 98 -- Debate: should we grant amnesty to America's political prisoners? -- Kamau Sadiki : injustice continues ... -- Afterword / by Mumia Abu-Jamal.