A Taste of Power: A Black Woman’s Story

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A Taste of Power: A Black Woman’s Story is Elaine Brown’s memoir recounting her rise to leadership in the Black Panther Party and her experiences as a Black woman navigating race, gender, and power in 1960s–70s America.

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instanceOf book
author Elaine Brown NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts community programs of the Black Panther Party
surveillance and harassment of activists
describes Elaine Brown’s rise to leadership in the Black Panther Party
gender politics within radical movements
internal dynamics of the Black Panther Party
state repression of Black radical organizations
focusesOn experience of a Black woman in American politics
genre African-American literature
autobiography
political memoir
hasCentralTheme intersection of race, gender, and power
leadership and authority
personal transformation
political struggle
hasSubjectPerson Bobby Seale NERFINISHED
Eldridge Cleaver NERFINISHED
Geronimo Pratt NERFINISHED
Huey P. Newton NERFINISHED
language English
literarySignificance important primary source on the Black Panther Party
key text in Black feminist thought
mainSubject African-American women
Black Panther Party NERFINISHED
Black Power movement NERFINISHED
civil rights movement
feminism
political activism
racism in the United States
sexism
movementContext Black Power movement in the United States NERFINISHED
New Left NERFINISHED
second-wave feminism
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor critical examination of sexism in radical movements
insider account of Black Power era politics
portrayal of a woman leader in the Black Panther Party
targetAudience readers interested in African-American history
readers interested in political activism
readers interested in women’s studies
timePeriodCovered 1960s
1970s

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Elaine Brown notableWork A Taste of Power: A Black Woman’s Story