Essays from the Minister of Defense by Huey P. Newton. 23 page booklet A series of short texts by the founder of the Black Panther Party founder Huey P. Newton, most of which appeared in his column "In Defense of Self-Defense" in the BPP newspaper The Black Panther in 1967. Also included, "Executive Mandate No.1" (May 2, 1967) and "Executive Mandate No. 3" (March 1m, 1968). Please note this is a bootleg of a pamphlet that has been circulating in the North American far left for decades now—who exactly put it together originally is unclear.