In A Time of Panthers: Jeffrey Henson Scales photographs Black history

In A Time of Panthers: Jeffrey Henson Scales photographs Black history

Huey Newton at a press conference at the offices of his lawyer, Charles Garry, in August 1970.
Huey Newton at a press conference at the offices of his lawyer, Charles Garry, in August 1970. Photograph: Jeffrey Henson Scales/Courtesy of the artist

An absorbing pictorial history of a key component of the Black Power movement shows its relevance has not receded today

Jeffrey Henson Scales is a New York Times photo editor. His latest book is most compelling in how it helps place the relentless quest for equal treatment in easily understood context. Beyond beauty or mere appealing images, In a Time of Panthers is a highly valuable work.

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