A review by omg__gigi
Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party by Joshua Bloom

challenging emotional informative inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

The authors show how the Black Panther Party built power step by step. They trace the roots of the Panthers’ political practices and explain their initial successes in patrolling the police. They also detailed how the party created branches in different states. I loved that the book was well-balanced and fair; this accurate history of the Black Panthers is clearly and beautifully written. I recommend this book to everyone who wants to learn about the party and wants to understand the fight to be treated equally. It’s fantastic that there isn’t more acknowledgment in our school history books of this group of individuals who took it upon themselves to mobilize into a military force to protect the African American community and build it up. It’s an incredible book on an important political and historical group that helped shape the African American community.