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Book

An Amerikan family : the Shakurs and the nation they created

Call Number

  • 322.42 H738 (CEN, POW)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York, NY : Mariner Books, [2023]

Physical Description

xi, 308 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Summary

"A history of the rise and lasting impact of Black liberation groups in America, as seen through the Shakurs, one of the movement's most prominent and fiercely creative families, home to Tupac and Assata, and a powerful incubator for today's activism, scholarship, and artistry"--

For over fifty years, the Shakurs have inspired generations of activists, scholars, and music fans. Whether founding one of the most notorious Black Panther chapters in the country, spearheading community-based healthcare, or engaging in armed struggle with systemic oppression, the Shakurs were at the forefront. Holley provides a true and complete story of the Shakur family through a history of the fight for Black liberation in the United States-- as experienced and shaped by the Shakurs. It is the story of a small but determined community, taking extreme, unconventional, and often perilous measures in the quest for freedom. -- adapted from jacket

Contents

  • Part I
  • The Trial
  • Patriarchs
  • Black Power
  • Birth Of A Nation
  • The Disciple
  • Betrayal
  • Civil War
  • Part II
  • An FBI Agent Behind Every Mailbox
  • Free The Land
  • Acupuncture For The People
  • Revolutionary Justice
  • The Student
  • Joanne Of Arc
  • Nothing To Lose But Our Chains
  • Liberation
  • Cracks In The Foundation
  • The Big Dance
  • Part III
  • Young Black Male
  • New Afrikan Panther
  • Thug Life
  • Guided By Struggle.

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