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| Author | H. Rap Brown |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Autobiography |
| Publisher | Dial Press |
Publication date | 1969 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover,paperback) |
| Pages | 145 (first edition, hardback)[1] |
| ISBN | 978-1-55652-452-3 (reprint edition, hardback) |
Die Nigger Die! is a 1969 politicalautobiography by the American political activistH. Rap Brown (later known as Jamil Abdullah al-Amin). The book was first released in the United States in 1969 (byDial Press) and then in the United Kingdom in 1970 (byAllison & Busby).[2] Brown describes his experiences as a young blackcivil rights activist and how they shaped his opinions of white America.
He expresses his opinions on what he believesBlack Americans need to do to break free from white oppression. As a chairman of theStudent Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and from 1968 a member of theBlack Panther Party, he was heavily involved with organizations that espoused aBlack Power ideology.
After the subsequent conviction of Brown for murder in March 2002, the book was reprinted byLawrence Hill Press with a foreword byEkwueme Michael Thelwell.[3]
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