Seize the Time was written by Bobby Seale while incarcerated in 1969, which itself is indicative of its potential disruption. It would seem that the government did not want Seale to write anything at all; however, rather than comply, Seale chose to write his book. It was not only the politics involved that made the writing potentially disruptive, but also the form itself. Seale chose not to transform the Panthers into something acceptable to an outside audience but instead wrote the text in the raw language of the streets. He named names, listed political prisoners, and declared that the lumpenproletariat, the class of people who were often ignored by Marx, were the leaders of a new revolution. The FBI and government wanted the Panthers to speak through the media and prosecuting lawyers. However, the book allowed the Party to speak directly without mediation, and this is what made the book dangerous.
This first-person account of the Black Panther Party was dictated from jail during the Chicago Eight trial. It chronicles the Party’s growth from an Oakland street organization to a national movement, centers Huey P. Newton’s leadership and ideas, outlines the 10-Point Program, and argues that the US government systematically dismantled the Panthers through police violence and legal harassment. It remains a definitive text on Black Power ideology. Explore more details & insight from the link below:
https://files.libcom.org/files/STT.pdf
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