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1971

A first edition copy of A Panther is a Black Cat: a Study in Depth of the Black Panther Party - its Origins, its Goals, its Struggle for Survival by Reginald Major. The book has a paper dust jacket and a plastic book jacket cover. The front cover of the dust jacket is black and is dominated by the book title printed thick, white, block text, [A PANTHER / IS / A BLACK CAT], and the subtitle in thin white text, [A study in depth of the Black / Panther Party - its origins, its / goals, its struggle for survival], at the top and [by Reginald Major] at the bottom. The title is divided by thin red and green lines. The author’s last name, main title, and the publisher’s name and logo is printed in white along the spine framed by red and green lines. The back of the dust jacket features a large black-and-white photograph of Major. Major is depicted from the waist up, with his proper right shoulder held slightly forward, and a pipe held in his proper left hand. Below the image is his name and the publisher’s name and information. The jacket’s front interior flap features a book summary, price, and publisher’s name. The jacket’s back interior flap features a biography of the author, the name of the jacket designer, and the publisher’s name. The front and back covers of the book are black and are blank. The book title, author, and publisher’s name and logo are printed on the book spine in red, white, and green vertical and horizontal text. The interior of the book has black type on white pages. The pastedowns and free endpapers are red. The content of the book includes a history of the Black Panther Part told an eyewitness account. The book has three hundred and eight (308) pages.

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ink on paper with cardboard and acetate film

H x W x D: 8 9/16 × 5 7/8 × 1 5/16 in. (21.8 × 14.9 × 3.3 cm)

Title • A Panther is a Black Cat: a Study in Depth of the Black Panther Party - its Origins, its Goals, its Struggle for Survival

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A PANTHER IS A BLACK CAT: A STUDY IN DEPTH OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY - ITS ORIGINS, ITS GOALS, ITS STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL

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1970s

Major, Reginald • William Morrow and Company, Inc. • Black Panther Party

New York City • United States • North and Central America

Activism • Social reform • U.S. History, 1961-1969 • Political organizations • Politics • Black power

City • New York City • State • New York • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America

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