books on black power/Panthers/nationalism

[ghost of miles]

A friend of mine is wrapping up his dissertation and is looking for books--histories or cultural studies--about the Black Panthers and the black power/nationalism movement of the 1960's and 70's. Any recommendations from Organissimo prowlers & posters?

[Simon Weil]

I think New Day in Babylon: The Black Power Movement and American Culture, 1965-1975 by William L. Van Deburg is a pretty solid treatment as far as it goes. My problem with that, and other books I've seen on the subect, is that they don't seem to deal with the violence in a comprehensive way. I have the impression that this is one of America's unresolved problems from the 60s (from across the Atlantic and 35 years later).

I'd be interested in recommendable books on this subject too.

Simon Weil