Die Nigger Die!: A Political Autobiography of Jamil Abdullah al-Amin

H. Rap Brown (Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin)

Apr 2002 · Chicago Review Press

About this ebook

More than any other black leader, H. Rap Brown, chairman of the radical Black Power organization Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), came to symbolize the ideology of black revolution. This autobiography—which was first published in 1969, went through seven printings and has long been unavailable—chronicles the making of a revolutionary. It is much more than a personal history, however; it is a call to arms, an urgent message to the black community to be the vanguard force in the struggle of oppressed people. Forthright, sardonic, and shocking, this book is not only illuminating and dynamic but also a vitally important document that is essential to understanding the upheavals of the late 1960s. University of Massachusetts professor Ekwueme Michael Thelwell has updated this edition, covering Brown's decades of harassment by law enforcement agencies, his extraordinary transformation into an important Muslim leader, and his sensational trial.

Ratings and reviews

I was given a hardback copy from a client whose house I was removing furniture from. Within reading the first few pages I knew I would resonate with the rest of it. I encourage my African brothers and sisters and those who would like a better understanding of the trials our culture had to endure in this so called "United" States to read this book.

Very inspirational book. Changed my life, no longer telling people to get a education.

2020 and look where we're at. This man is not wrong.

About the author

H. Rap Brown is now the Imam Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin. Although his revolutionary sentiments remain undimmed, he now leads more than 25 Muslim communities from his headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, and has been a frequent speaker at universities and Islamic organizations. He lives in Atlanta.