Negroes with Guns

Robert F Williams, Gloria House

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Negroes with Guns

Negroes with Guns

Robert F Williams, Gloria House

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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. Under the leadership of Robert F. Williams (1925-1996), Monroe became the test case of the right of blacks to armed self-defense when law and order broke down. 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.

About the Author

Robert F. Williams left Cuba to live in the People's Republic of China from 1966-1969 before receiving safe passage home and a Ford Foundation grant to work at the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan.

Critical Reviews

. . . Mr. Williams made outstanding contributions to the just cause of the American Black people and the mutual understanding between Chinese and American peoples. His dedication to the building the bridge of friendship. . . won high respect from Chinese leaders and Chinese people. He will live forever in the memory of Chinese people."

--Qi Huaiyuan "President, Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Beijing"

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 "is the leader of the African-American religious movement the Nation of Islam (NOI)."

Publishing Information

Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Pub date: 1998-06-01
Length: 128 pages

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