Negroes with Guns

A southern black community's struggle to defend itself against racist groups.

First published in 1962, Negroes with Guns is the story of a southern black community's struggle to arm itself in self-defense against the Ku Klux Klan and other racist groups. Frustrated and angered by violence condoned or abetted by the local authorities against blacks, the small community of Monroe, North Carolina, brought the issue of armed self-defense to the forefront of the civil rights movement. The single most important intellectual influence on Huey P. Newton, the founder of the Black Panther Party, Negroes with Guns is a classic story of a man who risked his life for democracy and freedom.

Author: Robert F. Williams
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Published: 06/01/1998
Series: African American Life
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 9.09h x 6.02w x 0.36d
ISBN: 9780814327142