Don Cox: Just Another Nigger: My Life in the Black Panther Party Berkeley, CA [Book Review]
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Omari L. Dyson, Academic Professional Assistant Professional (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: t first glance, a person perusing the aisles of a bookstore, archives of a library, and/or online book listing may do a double take after stumbling upon the memoir of the late Don Cox, aka DC. Similar to a moth that gravitates to a flame, the moment when the prospective reader fixes on the book cover, it is the word “nigger” that draws one’s attention. Cox probably figured that his choice of title was both risqué and brazen, but one that would foster a dialogue across cultural and social group differences. Just Another Nigger is Don Cox’s autobiography. It captures key moments in his upbringing in Appleton City, Missouri; his transition and acculturation to San Francisco, California; his growth as an activist and community organizer; his experiences within the Black Panther Party (BPP); and his life and reflections as a self-imposed exile in Algeria. Overall, Cox’s vantage point on the BPP serves as a sealant that fills many cracks left by other Panther testimonies and memoirs. Cox, an authentic revolutionary offers a raw, honest, and untethered perspective of life in the Black Panther Party.
Don Cox: Just Another Nigger: My Life in the Black Panther Party Berkeley, CA [Book Review]
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Created on 6/20/2023
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Journal of African American Studies, 23(4)
- Language: English
- Date: 2019
- Keywords
- Don Cox, Black Panther Party, American History