Title The war before : the true life story of becoming a Black Panther, keeping the faith in prison & fighting for those left behind / Safiya Bukhari ; edited, with an introduction by Laura Whitehorn ; foreword by Angela Y. Davis ; afterword by Mumia Abu-Jamal

Published New York City : The Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 2010 ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xliv, 264 pages) Contents Preface / by Wonda Jones -- Foreword / by Angela Y. Davis -- Introduction / by Laura Whitehorn -- Coming of age : a Black revolutionary -- Testimony : experiences in the Black Panther Party -- Marriage contract : Safiya A. Bukhari and Michael M (Ashanti) Alston -- What is security? And the ballot or the bullet ... revisited -- Enemies and friends : resolving contradictions -- On the question of sexism within the Black Panther Party -- "Islam and revolution" is not a contradiction -- We too are veterans : post-traumatic stress disorders and the Black Panter Party -- This is worth fighting for -- On the question of political prisoners -- Building support for political prisoners of war incarcerated in North America -- Talks on the Black Panther Party and the Black liberation struggle -- Lest we forget -- CBS tries the New York Three -- Talking about Assata Shakur -- Free Mumia Abu-Jamal! -- COINTELPRO and the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal -- Safiya interviews Albert Nuh Washington -- Letter for the parole of Jalil Muntaqim -- Q & A on Jericho 98 -- Debate : should we grant amnesty to America's political prisoners? -- Kamau Sadiki : injustice continues ... -- Afterword / by Mumia Abu-Jamal Summary "In 1968, Safiya Bukhari witnessed an NYPD officer harassing a Black Panther for selling the organization's newspaper on a Harlem street corner. The young pre-med student felt compelled to intervene in defense of the Panther's First Amendment right; she ended up handcuffed and thrown into the back of a police car. 'The war before' traces Bukhari's lifelong commitment as an advocate for the rights of the oppressed. Following her journey from middle-class student to Black Panther to political prisoner, these writings provide an intimate view of a woman wrestling with the issues of her time--the troubled legacy of the Panthers, misogyny in the movement, her decision to convert to Islam, the incarceration of outspoken radicals, and the families left behind. Her account unfolds with immediacy and passion, showing how the struggles of social justice movements have paved the way for the progress of today"--Publisher's description The War Before traces Bukhari's lifelong commitment as an advocate for the rights of the oppressed. Following her journey from middle-class student to Black Panther to political prisoner, these writings provide an intimate view of a woman wrestling with the issues of her time: the troubled legacy of the Panthers, misogyny in the movement, her decision to convert to Islam, the incarceration of outspoken radicals, and the families left behind. Her account unfolds with immediacy and passion, showing how the struggles of social justice movements have paved the way for the progress of today Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Bukhari, Safiya, 1950-2003. Bukhari, Safiya, 1950-2003 -- Archives SUBJECT Bukhari, Safiya, 1950-2003 fast Subject Black Panther Party -- Biography SUBJECT Black Panther Party fast Subject African American women political activists -- Biography African American women -- Biography African American Muslims -- Biography African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- Sources Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- Sources Women political prisoners -- United States -- Biography African American women -- Effect of imprisonment on African American prisoners -- Civil rights Social justice -- United States -- History -- Sources Women prisoners -- West Virginia -- Biography POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights. African American Muslims African American women African American women political activists African Americans -- Civil rights Civil rights movements Race relations Social justice Women political prisoners SUBJECT United States -- Race relations -- History -- Sources Subject United States Genre/Form autobiographies (literary works) Archives Autobiographies Biographies Essays History Sources Autobiographies. Essays. Autobiographies. Form Electronic book Author Jones, Wonda, writer of preface Whitehorn, Laura, editor, writer of introduction. Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944- author of introduction, etc. Abu-Jamal, Mumia, author of afterword, colophon, etc. ISBN 9781558616547 1558616543

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