A lot of literature seems to either be a pseudo-Hagiography or calls the BPD revisionist trash. Any good respectful critics of the methods and strategies of the Black Panthers and how they could have done better?
A lot of literature seems to either be a pseudo-Hagiography or calls the BPD revisionist trash. Any good respectful critics of the methods and strategies of the Black Panthers and how they could have done better?
From what I read, the organization had serious problems with homophobia and sexism. But that’s not an indictment of the organization, it’s goals, or it’s achievements as a whole, and members of the Black Panthers did actively fight against reactionary thought in the group.
I also read that despite handing out documents and quotations from Marx, Lenin and Mao to members, that some members have claimed the organization didn’t make Communism as front and center as it should have been, but again that could just be anecdotal claims.