Portrays the formative years of the Black Panther Party. Reginald Major knew and worked with leaders of the Party prior to its organization. Captures events as the Panthers set the example for black resistance across the country.
'Showdown in Desire' portrays the Black Panther Party in New Orleans 1970, a year that included a shootout with the police in Piety Street, the creation of survival programs, and the daylong standoff between the Panthers and the police in the Desire housing development.
"Agarrar el tiempo [Seize the time] se publicó por primera vez hace más de veinte años. Grabé en cintas y escribí casi todo el libro bajo la presión de ser un preso político en la Cárcel de condado de San Francisco durante 1969 y 1970. En aquel tiempo casi todas las organizacion…