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Negroes with Guns Robert F. Williams Foreword by Gloria House Introduction by Timothy B. Tyson

First published in 1962, Negroes with Guns is the story of a southern black community's struggle to arm itself in self-defense against the Ku Klux Klan and other racist groups. Frustrated and angered by violence condoned or abetted by the local authorities against blacks, the small community of Monroe, North Carolina, brought the issue of armed self-defense to the forefront of the civil rights movement. The single most important intellectual influence on Huey P. Newton, the founder of the Black Panther Party, Negroes with Guns is a classic story of a man who risked his life for democracy and freedom.

"The long association and deep respect shared by Brother Robert Williams, the Nation of Islam and the Honorable Elijah Muhammad is a matter of record. History will record the courage, commitment, devotion, sincerity and love of Robert Williams for his people." —Minister Louis Farrakhan

African American Life Series $18.95s paper / ISBN 0-8143-2714-1 128 pages / 11 illustrations 1998