A TASTE OF POWER: A BLACK WOMAN'S STORY African Literature ISBN-10 : 0060529628

ISBN-10 : 0060529628

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A TASTE OF POWER: A BLACK WOMAN'S STORY African Literature ISBN-10 : 0060529628Elaine Brown assumed her role as the first and only female leader of the Black Panther Party with these words: "I have all the guns and all the money. I can withstand challenge from without and from within. Am I right, Comrade?" It was August 1974. From a small Oakland based cell, the Panthers had grown to become a revolutionary national organization, mobilizing black communities and white supporters across the country but relentlessly targeted by the