My People Are Rising : Memoir of a Black Panther Party Captain

In an era of stark racial injustice, Aaron Dixon dedicated his life to revolution, founding the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party in 1968 at age nineteen. In My People Are Rising, he traces the course of his own radicalization, and that of a generation. Through his eyes, we witness the courage and commitment of the young men and women who rose up in rebellion, risking their lives in the name of freedom. My People are Rising is an unforgettable tale of their triumphs and tragedies, and the enduring legacy of Black Power. Frontmatter 2 Foreword 6 Acknowledgements 7 1 Ancestors 9 2 Our Family Journey Begins 15 3 The Search for Home 19 4 Rumblings in the South 24 5 Sticking Together 27 6 Slow Awakening 32 7 Stokely Comes to Town 36 8 The Tide of the Movement 38 9 The Death of Martin Luther King Jr. 43 10 The Panther Emerges 46 11 7th and Wood - April 1968 50 12 The Panther Comes to Seattle 59 13 Huey and the UN 65 14 July 1968, Seattle 69 15 The Unromantic Revolution 73 16 Death in Winter 76 17 The Purge 79 Photos 83 18 COINTELPRO Is Unleashed 90 19 The Chairman is Kidnapped 93 20 The Resurrection of the Seattle Chapter - September 1969 96 21 The Murder of Fred Hampton 99 22 Day-to-Day Survival 103 23 Huey is Set Free 106 24 Seattle: Riot 18 109 25 A Party Divided: The Split 113 26 Centralization - March 1972 118 27 The Campaign - 1973 123 28 The Godfather on Lake Merritt 128 29 Elaine's Rise to Power 132 30 The Other Side of the Coin 135 31 The Death of Deacon 139 32 Oakland is Ours 141 33 Huey's Return 145 34 The Richmond Incident 148 35 The End of the Line 150 36 The Last Hurrah 155 Not Forgotten 164 Appendix 1 165 Appendix 2-3 166 Appendix 4-5 167 Index 172 About the Author 181 Back Cover 182 The founder of the Black Panther Party's Seattle chapter recounts his life on the frontlines of the Black Power Revolution.Growing up in Seattle in the 1960s, Aaron Dixon dedicated himself to the Civil Rights movement at an early age. As a teenager, he joined Martin Luther King on marches to end housing discrimination and volunteered to help integrate schools. After King's assassination in 1968, Dixon continued his activism by starting the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party at the age of nineteen.In My People Are Rising, Dixon offers a candid account of life in the Black Panther Party. Through his eyes, we see the courage of a generation that stood up to injustice, their political triumphs and tragedies, and the unforgettable legacy of Black Power.“This book is a moving memoir experience: a must read. The dramatic life cycle rise of a youthful sixties political revolutionary, my friend Aaron Dixon.” —Bobby Seale, founding chairman and national organizer of the Black Panther Party, 1966 to 1974 Autobiography of Aaron Dixon who founded the Seattle, Washington, chapter of the Black Panther Party in 1968, discussing his radicalization and the legacy of Black Power. A compelling look at the rise and fall of the Black Panther generation, through the eyes of a founding member.