This study explores the origins of the Black Panther movement in the context of the tumultuous history of race relations in the San Francisco Bay Area after World War II. The author details how these prophets of rage would go on to transform the nature of African American protest, change the character of domestic policy and redefine the meaning of blackness in America.

First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.