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In the early morning hours of December 8, 1969, 300 SWAT team officers initiated a violent battle with a handful of Los Angeles-based members of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPP) that lasted for five hours and went through 5,000 rounds of ammunition. From a tactical standpoint, the Los Angeles Police Department considered the encounter a disaster, but it was a victory for the Panthers and the community that supported them. A key reason for that victory was the actions of a 19-year-old captain in the Party: Wayne Pharr. Nine Lives of a Black Panther gives a blow-by-blow account of how the BPP prepared for and survived the massive military-style attack. But it also tells Waynes riveting life story. Because of his dedication to the black liberation struggle, Wayne was hunted, beaten, and almost killed by the police in four separate events. The Los Angeles branch was the proving ground for some of the most beloved and colorful characters in Panther lore, including Bunchy Carter, Masai Hewitt, Geronimo Ji-Jaga Pratt, and Elaine Brown. Nine Lives of a Black Panther relates Waynes triumph over police terror, internal warfare, and personal demons, and illuminates the entire hi

Who reads Nine Lives of a Black Panther : A Story of Survival?

Author

Wayne Pharr; Wayne Pharr

Publisher

Independent Publishers Group (Chicago Review Press)

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781613749166

Category

history

Subjects

Memoir, Science, Political Science

Rating

4.08 / 5 (21 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14