American Justice On Trial People V. Newton

About The Book On The 50th Anniversary Of The Black Panther Party, Pearlmanrsquo;s Book American Justice On Trial: People V. Newton Compares The Explosive State Of American Race Relations In 1968 To Race Relations Today With Insights From Key Participants And Observers Of The Internationally-watched Oakland, California Death-penalty Trial That Launched The Panther Party And Transformed The American Jury Of Onersquo;s Peersrdquo; To The Diverse Cross-section We Often Take For Granted Today. The Book Includes Comments From Newton Prosecutor Lowell Jensen, Pioneering Black Jury Foreman David Harper And Tv Journalist Belva Davis, As Well As From Huey Newtonrsquo;s Older Brother Melvin Newton, Former Panthers Kathleen Cleaver, David Hillliard And Emory Douglas.