Revolutionary | Suicide | Huey P. Newton | with assistance of J. Herman Blake | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., New York
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For my mother and father, who have given me strength and made me unafraid of death and therefore unafraid of life.
[1] For their generous support through good times and bad, which enabled me to complete this book, I am indebted to my brother Melvin Newton, my secretary Gwen V. Fountaine, my good friends and comrades Donald Freed and Bert Schneider, and my editors Edwin Barber and Ethel Cunningham.
[2] There are many others who gave generously of their time and efforts to make this book possible. Many friends of Herman Blake accompanied him on trips to the California Penal Colony in San Luis Obispo during the early phases of the book.
[3] Their help with driving during those arduous days made it possible for us to devote all our energies to the book. I am grateful to each one of them, even though it is not possible to list them by name.
[4] Careful proofreading of the book at various stages was done by Donna Healey, Mrs. Bessie Blake, and daughters Audrey, Lylace, and Vanessa. Juanita Jackson gave continuous support and encouragement, as well as some of the best gumbo I have ever tasted.
[5] Finally, Alex Haley provided valuable advice and encouragement in the early phases of this work. Each one has made an important contribution to this book.
Revolutionary Suicide (1973 edition, uncorrected proof)
1973 Stornghold Consolidated Production uncorrected proof