A review by doruga
The New Huey P. Newton Reader by David Hilliard (Editor), Donald Weise (Editor), Huey P. Newton

5.0

I echo the feelings of David Hilliard in the introduction to this reader, Huey was an ordinary man with extraordinary courage. And this collection of his writings, essays, and speeches does a beautiful job in demystifying Huey the hero or Huey the terrorist. Above everything else, this book shows Huey as a theorist and thinker. Someone who created an organization that, in only 3 years, literally changed the world. The final chapter of this collection about Cointel Pro and FBI's operations on destroying the panthers was particularly infuriating. However, this book also teaches that revolution is a process, not a conclusion; and that above everything else revolutions are led by the people, not celebrities or heroes. Really appreciated this piece and I think it's a beautiful introduction to this immense body of work. Now, whenever I eventually read George Jackson or Mumia or Kathleen or any other Panther writers I will have a much more solid background understanding of everything. Highly recommended.