The first complete and balanced history of the Black Panther Party--powerful and provocative "Until The Shadow of the Panther there have been no serious book-length attempts to examine the Panthers\' history and to evaluate their significance.
Pearson nevertheless portrays the Panthers\' rise as an understandable reaction against. . . .
A Notable Book of the Year."-- New York Times Book Review (front page) "A keenly observed, often brilliant, Panther-busting book. . . .
The first complete and balanced history of the Black Panther Party--powerful and provocative "Until The Shadow of the Panther there have been no serious book-length attempts to examine the Panthers\' history and to evaluate their significance