Algiers, Third World Capital: Black Panthers, Freedom Fighters, Revolutionaries

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A fascinating portrait of life with the Black Panthers in Algiers: a story of liberation and radical politics

Following the Algerian war for independence and the defeat of France in 1962, Algiers become the liberation capital of the Third World. Here, Elaine Mokhtefi, a young American woman who had turn out to be involved within the struggle and worked with leaders of the Algerian Revolution, including Frantz Fanon, found a home. As journalist and translator, she lived among guerillas, revolutionaries, exiles and visionaries, was once even present within the groundbreaking The Battle of Algiers.

Mokhtefi crossed paths with one of the era’s brightest stars: Stokely Carmichael, Timothy Leary, Ahmed Ben Bella, Jomo Kenyatta and the Black Panther, Eldridge Cleaver. She was once instrumental within the established order of the International Part of the Black Panther Party in Algiers and was once close to hand as the crowd become fascinated with intrigue, murder and international hijackings. She traveled for and with the Panthers; she organized Cleaver’s clandestine departure for France. Algiers is an unforgettable story of an era of passion and promise.

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