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Aaron Dixon Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Dixon, Aaron, American, born 1949
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Black Student Union at the University of Washington, American, founded 1968
- University of Washington, American, founded 1861
- Hutton, Robert James, American, 1950 - 1968
- Date
- May 11, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:27:31
- Description
- The oral history consists of eleven digital files: 2011.174.87.1a, 2011.174.87.1b, 2011.174.87.1c, 2011.174.87.1d, 2011.174.87.1e, 2011.174.87.1f, 2011.174.87.1g, 2011.174.87.1h, 2011.174.87.1i, 2011.174.87.1j, and 2011.174.87.1k.
- Aaron Dixon describes his childhood in the Midwest and in Seattle and how he became a leader in the Black Panther Party, helping to found the Seattle chapter of the Party. He helped Dixon describes in detail his family history and the influence of oral tradition on his racial consciousness. He discusses the role of the Black Student Union at the University of Washington and details how the murder of Little Bobby Hutton influenced him profoundly and led him to join the Black Panther Party. He describes the Party's influence in Seattle and Oakland, his role in the Party, tensions with the police, tensions among members, and how the goals of the Black Panther Party shifted over the during 1960s and 1970s.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0087
- Place collected
- Seattle, King County, Washington, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American West
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Race relations
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- United States--History--1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.87.1a-k
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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The Vanguard: A Photographic Essay on the Black Panthers
- Written by
- Baruch, Ruth-Marion, German American, 1922 - 1997
- Jones, Pirkle, American, 1914 - 2009
- Published by
- Beacon Press, American, founded 1854
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Date
- May 1970
- Medium
- printing ink on book paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 9 15/16 × 8 × 1/4 in. (25.2 × 20.3 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- A paperback book with a teal cover. The front cover is a photographic illustration of Black Panther party members wearing berets, over which the title of the book is printed in white [The] and red [Vanguard]. Below the title, the authors names are printed in white. The remaining print on the cover is black. At the lower right corner is a yellow price tag sticker. The back cover is cream colored paper, with text in black ink providing an overview of the contents of the book.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Photography
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Race relations
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Nina Mjagkij
- Object number
- 2014.92.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1970 Ruth-Marion Baruch and Pirkle Jones, William Worthy. Permission required for use.
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Pinback button for the release of political prisoners
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Jimenez, Jose Cha Cha, born 1948
- Cleaver, Eldridge, American, 1935 - 1998
- Dr. Newton, Huey P., American, 1942 - 1989
- Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
- Huggins, Ericka, American, born 1948
- Shakur, Afeni, American, 1947 - 2016
- Sinclair, John, American, born 1941
- Evans, Ahmed, American, born 1931
- Johnson, Lee Otis
- Sostre, Martin, American, 1923 - 2015
- Rosen, Ben
- Ramos, Eli
- Robert F. Williams, American, 1925 - 1996
- Date
- 1960s
- Medium
- metal, plastic, paper
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1 7/16 × 3/16 in. (3.7 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A round, yellow, pin back button with central black text over top of red text. The black text reads: [FREE ALL / POLITICAL / PRISONERS]. Red text in the background reads: [Ahmed Evans / Bobby Seale - Cleaver / Lee Otis Johnson / Erika Huggins - Catonsville 9 / Cha Cha Jimenez - Eli Ramos / Milwaukee 14 - Priest Haven 9 / Martin Sostre - Panther 21 - Huey / Conspiracy 7 - Ron Rosen / Bob Williams / Las Siete - Presidio 27 / Sam Melville/Buffalo 9]. Along the bottom additional red text reads: [Radical Defense Fund]. The back of the pin has a fastener without a clasp.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Justice
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.109.7.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Elmer Dixon Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Dixon, Elmer, American
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Carmichael, Stokely, Trinidadian American, 1941 - 1998
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
- Dr. Newton, Huey P., American, 1942 - 1989
- Dixon, Aaron, American, born 1949
- Date
- February 28, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:32:32
- Description
- The oral history consists of eleven digital files: 2011.174.57.1a, 2011.174.57.1b, 2011.174.57.1c, 2011.174.57.1d, 2011.174.57.1e, 2011.174.57.1f, 2011.174.57.1g, 2011.174.57.1h, 2011.174.57.1i, 2011.174.57.1j, and 2011.174.57.1k.
- Elmer Dixon discusses his childhood in Chicago, Illinois and Seattle, Washington, where he marched with Martin Luther King, Jr., and heard Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) leader Stokely Carmichael speak. At 17 he met Black Panthers Bobby Seale and Huey Newton in Oakland and established, with his brother Aaron Dixon as Defense Captain, the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party. Dixon discusses his work with the Panthers, the survival of several of the programs he started, including a health clinic, his work after the Panther chapter closed down in 1978, and his current position as director of an executive consulting firm specializing in diversity issues.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0057
- Place collected
- Seattle, King County, Washington, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American West
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Medicine
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- United States--History--1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.57.1a-k
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Kathleen Cleaver, Ph. D. Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Cleaver, Kathleen Ph. D., American, born 1945
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Cleaver, Eldridge, American, 1935 - 1998
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Date
- September 16, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:03:09
- Description
- The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.51.1a, 2011.174.51.1b, 2011.174.51.1c, 2011.174.51.1d, 2011.174.51.1e, 2011.174.51.1f, 2011.174.51.1g, 2011.174.51.1h, 2011.174.51.1i, and 2011.174.51.1j.
- Kathleen Cleaver, Ph. D. recalls growing up in Tuskegee, Alabama, India, and the Philippines while her father worked for the Foreign Service. She remembers dropping out of college to work for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) as a secretary, and witnessing the dissolution of that organization. She discusses meeting her former husband, Eldridge Cleaver, joining the Black Panther Party, and organizing against police brutality.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp005
- Place collected
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- India, Asia
- Philippines, Asia
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Social reform
- United States--History--1945-1953
- United States--History--1953-1961
- United States--History--1961-1969
- United States--History--1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.51.1a-j
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Evans Derrell Hopkins Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Hopkins, Evans Derrell, American, born 1954
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
- Date
- July 7, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:58:21
- Description
- The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.29.1a, 2011.174.29.1b, 2011.174.29.1c, 2011.174.29.1d, 2011.174.29.1e, 2011.174.29.1f, 2011.174.29.1g, 2011.174.29.1h, and 2011.174.29.1i.
- Evans Hopkins recalls growing up in Danville, Virginia, and participating in efforts to desegregate public schools and the library. He remembers joining the Black Panther Party in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Oakland, California, and working on Bobby Seale's campaign for Mayor of Oakland. He also discusses his imprisonment for car theft and the high rate of incarceration among African American men.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0029
- Place collected
- Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Danville, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- American West
- Black power
- Civil rights
- Education
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Prisons
- Segregation
- Social reform
- United States--History--1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.29.1a-i
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Seize the Time
- Published by
- Vault, American, 1963 - 1972
- Recorded by
- Brown, Elaine, American, born 1943
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- vinyl, cardboard, paper, ink
- Dimensions
- Diameter (disc): 12 in. (30.5 cm)
- H x W (cardboard sleeve): 12 3/8 x 12 3/8 in. (31.4 x 31.4 cm)
- Description
- A 33 1/3 rpm LP record album, Valut SLP-131, titled "Seize the Time" by Elaine Brown. The front of the album cover features a depiction of a person dressed in purple and carrying a gun. Above the gun, white text on a purple background reads: [SEIZE / THE / TIME / ELAINE BROWN]. Along the bottom edge of the front of the cover there are black and white images of a Black Panther member holding a flag with the depiction of Elaine Brown, facing a group of children. There is a Vault Records logo in the bottom right. The front cover has several inscriptions of letters and number handwritten in black ink throughout and a sale sticker in the bottom left. The back of the album cover has an image of Elaine Brown highlighted in blue and red white a gray text that reads: [seize the time! / ELAINE BROWN / BLACK PANTHER PARTY]. The album has white and red label that includes the Vault logo, name of the album, and a list of tracks on both sides one and two.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Type
- long-playing records
- Topic
- Activism
- Black power
- Civil rights
- Jazz (Music)
- Soul (Music)
- Spoken word (Poetry)
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.88.11ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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An Introduction to the Black Panther Party
- Written by
- The John Brown Society, American
- Edited by
- Radical Education Project, American, 1960s - 1970s
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
- Description
- A 26 page pamphlet about the Black Panther Party. The pamphlet was originally written by the John Brown Society in May 1968 and later edited with new material by The Radical Education Project in May 1969. The front features a black and white image of two men, Bobby Seale and Huey Newton (holding a shotgun), standing in front of a banner reading [BLACK PANTHER PARTY]. The image is framed in red. Below the image, also in red, is the text [AN INTRODUCTION TO / THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY]. Below the title, in smaller red text and incased in a red box, is the text [WRITTEN BY: / THE JOHN BROWN SOCIETY / (P.O. BOX 3236 / SOUTH BERKELEY STATION / BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA / MAY, 1968 / EDITED, WITH NEW MATERIALS, BY: / THE RADICAL EDUCATION PROJECT / MAY, 1969]. At the top right corner is the handwritten description: [Ellen Siegel].
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- pamphlets
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ellen Siegel
- Object number
- 2012.28.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Getty Images. Permission required for use.
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Poster featuring Angela Davis, Eldridge Cleaver, and H. Rap Brown
- Created by
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Subject of
- Cleaver, Eldridge, American, 1935 - 1998
- Davis, Angela, American, born 1944
- Al-Amin, Jamil Abdullah, American, born 1943
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 35 x 23 in. (88.9 x 58.4 cm)
- Description
- Monochrome poster, unmounted, featuring illustrations of three Black Panther Party members, H. Rap Brown, Eldridge Cleaver, and Angela Davis. The poster declares "WANTED," "FAITH, BEAUTY, INTEGRITY" with the reward listed as "LOVE-PEACE-HAPPINESS." The artist's signature is in the lower right corner and is listed as [Mohamed K].
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- posters
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.26.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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New York 21 Trial News
- Published by
- Charter Group for a Pledge of Conscience, American, ca. 1966 - ca. 1978
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Date
- March 1971
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- Issue #27 report on the trial of twenty-one Black Panthers with illustrated cover. Transcription of cover reads, "The New York 21 — 19 men and 2 women of the Black Panther Party were arrested in a pre-dawn raid on April 2, 1969 and indicted on charges of plotting to kill police officers and blow up several sites, including Midtown stores, police precinct houses and the New York Botanical Garden. On May 13, 1971, after the longest political trial in New York's history, all 21 New York Panthers are acquitted of all charges after just 45 minutes of jury deliberation."
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- reports
- Topic
- Justice
- Social reform
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.26.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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All Power to the People
- Designed by
- Douglas, Emory, American, born 1943
- Distributed by
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Date
- 1968-1969
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 12 5/8 × 15 7/8 in. (32 × 40.3 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 14 15/16 × 22 11/16 in. (38 × 57.7 cm)
- Description
- The illustration on this poster depicts a young man selling newspapers. He wears an orange shirt with the sleeves rolled up, and a bandolier across his chest. The muzzle of a weapon is visible over his right shoulder. He holds a folded copy in his left hand and an unfolded copy in his right. The title of the publication reads "The Black Panther/ Black Community News Service/ the Black Panther Party." Next to the title is an image of a man, shown from the neck up, wearing a beret. The image and title are outlined in a heavy black rectangle at the top of the publication. The unfolded news sheet has text in large black letters across the page that read "ALL/ POWER/TO THE/ PEOPLE." In the center margin below the image is a black panther. In the bottom right corner of the margin is text that reads: "Ministry of Information/ Box 2967, Custom House/ San Francisco, CA 94126." In the bottom left corner there is text that reads: "Revolutionary art by / Minister of Culture/ EMORY."
- Place made
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- prints
- Topic
- Activism
- Black power
- Graphic design
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.8.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Artists Rights Society. Permission required for use.
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Panther Mother and Child
- Designed by
- Douglas, Emory, American, born 1943
- Distributed by
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Date
- 1968-1969
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 20 1/4 × 16 1/8 in. (51.5 × 41 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 22 11/16 × 16 3/4 in. (57.7 × 42.6 cm)
- Description
- This color print depicts a mother and young child together in a living room. The child is unclothed and stands in front of a seated woman, dressed in a green short sleeve blouse and yellow skirt. She has long earrings and holds a small white garment on her lap. She smiles down at the child, who is holding a miniature rifle in both hands. The room is furnished with a sofa, stool and lamp with matching patterns. In the background, the plaster wall is cracked and peeling. There is a bulls-eye attached to the window. In the bottom left corner of the image is the artist's signature "Emory/ 10-67/ B.P.P.S.D." In the margin below the image is a small black panther. There is text in the bottom right margin “Ministry of Information/ Box 2967, Custom House/ San Francisco, CA 94126". Text on the bottom left margin "Revolutionary art by/ Minister of Culture/ EMORY."
- Place made
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- prints
- Topic
- Black power
- Children
- Graphic design
- Motherhood
- Political organizations
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.8.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Artists Rights Society. Permission required for use.
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Black and white poster of Huey Newton and Bobby Seale
- Distributed by
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Subject of
- Dr. Newton, Huey P., American, 1942 - 1989
- Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
- Date
- ca. 1968-1969
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 21 3/4 × 17 1/2 in. (55.3 × 44.5 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 32 × 26 1/16 in. (81.3 × 66.2 cm)
- Description
- This black and white poster features Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in front of the storefront headquarters of the Black Panther Party in Oakland, California. Both men wear black berets, leather jackets, and black pants. The man on the right carries a rifle in both hands, and has a bandolier of ammunition slung over his right shoulder and across his chest. The man on the left carries an object tucked under his left arm. Behind the men is a large sign hanging in the window that reads "BLACK PANTHER/ PARTY/ FOR/ [ILLEGIBLE]." Below the image is a quote that reads "The racist dog policeman must withdraw immediately from our communities./ Cease their wanton murder and brutality and torture of Black People/ or face the wrath of the armed people./ Huey P. Newton, Minister of Defense/ Black Panther Party/ P.O. Box 8641 Emeryville Calif.
- Place depicted
- Emeryville, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- posters
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Associated Press. Permission required for use.
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Stop the War Now!: The Crisis of the Black Panther Party
- Published by
- Communist Party of the United States of America, American, founded 1919
- Written by
- Winston, Henry, American, 1911 - 1986
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 9/16 x 5 1/2 in. (21.8 x 14 cm)
- Description
- A pamphlet made of black ink on cream-colored paper. The front cover contains the title and publishing information. The interior has twenty-five pages of text. The back cover has an advertisement for Political Affairs Publishers, Inc.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Mass media
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Youth
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
- Object number
- 2010.55.71
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Free Huey!
- Published by
- Black Forum Records, American, 1970 - 1973
- Recorded by
- Carmichael, Stokely, Trinidadian American, 1941 - 1998
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Dr. Newton, Huey P., American, 1942 - 1989
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- vinyl , ink on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W (jacket): 12 3/8 × 12 3/8 in. (31.4 × 31.4 cm)
- H x W (disc): 11 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. (30.2 x 30.2 cm)
- Description
- A long-playing record (2011.103.3a) recorded by Stokely Carmichael and published by Black Forum Records. The record advocates for the release of Black Panther Party founder Huey P. Newton. The album cover (2011.103.3b) features an image of Stokely Carmichael and text on the upper and right edges that reads: [Stokely Carmichael / Black Forum / Free Huey!].
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053
- Type
- record covers
- long-playing records
- Topic
- Activism
- Justice
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.10.3ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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FBI Wanted poster for Leroy Eldridge Cleaver
- Created by
- Federal Bureau of Investigation, American, founded 1908
- Subject of
- Cleaver, Eldridge, American, 1935 - 1998
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Signed by
- Hoover, J. Edgar, American, 1935 - 1972
- Date
- December 13, 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 17 x 11 in. (43.2 x 27.9 cm)
- Description
- FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) Wanted poster depicting four mug shot photos of the Black Panther leader, Eldridge Cleaver. Text at the top reads: [Wanted / By The / FBI / Interstate Flight - Assault With Intent To Commit Murder / Leroy Eldridge Cleaver / FBI No. 214,830 B]. The back of the poster is blank.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
- San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053
- Type
- broadsides
- Topic
- Black power
- Civil rights
- Law
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.117.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pinback button for Eldridge Cleaver's presidential campaign
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Cleaver, Eldridge, American, 1935 - 1998
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
- Description
- A gold-colored pinback button with an image of Eldridge Cleaver on the left side. To the right of the image, text reads: [Cleaver For President].
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Politics (Practical)
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Dawn Simon Spears and Alvin Spears, Sr.
- Object number
- 2011.159.3.64
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Huey Newton, Black Panther Minister of Defense
- Created by
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Photograph by
- Stapp, Blair
- Subject of
- Dr. Newton, Huey P., American, 1942 - 1989
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- lithographic ink on paper (fiber product), linen (material)
- Dimensions
- H x W (w/ mat border): 34 3/4 × 23 1/2 in. (88.3 × 59.7 cm)
- H x W (w/out mat border): 34 5/8 × 23 3/8 in. (87.9 × 59.4 cm)
- Description
- A poster of Huey Newton sitting in a rattan throne chair wearing a beret and a black leather jacket while holding a rifle in his right hand and a spear in his left hand. Leaning against the wall on either side of the chair is a leaf-shaped, Zulu style shield with designs of horizontal line markings across the front. Beneath the chair is a zebra print rug. Along the bottom of the print is the text [The racist dog policemen must withdraw immediately from our communities, cease their wanton murder and brutality and torture of black people, or face the wrath of the armed people].
- Place made
- Emeryville, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053
- Topic
- Black power
- Justice
- Politics (Practical)
- Resistance
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.58
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Pinback button with a black panther on it, from the MMM 20th Anniversary
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Million Man March, American, founded 1995
- Date
- 2015
- Medium
- ink on paper with plastic laminate and metal
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)
- Description
- A white pinback button.
- It has a black cartoon panther on the front. The panther appears to be lunging, with its back legs behind it and the front legs stretching out with claws showing. Its mouth is open and its teeth are showing. The panther is positioned near the bottom left of the button. The left front paw is partially cut off on the proper left side of the button. There are several scratches and black marks on the front.
- The back of the button is metal and blank. There is a pin near the top of the button. There are several scratches on the metal surface.
- Place collected
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Million Man March Anniversary Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.251.14.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Poster for Black Panther Party Illinois Chapter Chairman Fred Hampton
- Designed by
- Douglas, Emory, American, born 1943
- Distributed by
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Subject of
- Hampton, Fred, American, 1948 - 1969
- Date
- ca. 1969
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 20 7/8 × 16 in. (53.1 × 40.6 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 22 1/8 × 16 9/16 in. (56.2 × 42 cm)
- Description
- This poster depicts an image of Fred Hampton gesticulating against a larger than life portrait of his head, against a blue and black stripe background. The monumental image wears a dark cap and is shown from the neck up. Radiating from this monumental head are thick blue and black stripes. Two of the black stripes have blue text. The top reads "You can jail a revolutionary/ but you can't jail the/ revolution. You can run a/ freedom fighter around the/ country but you can't run freedom/ fighting around the country. You/ can murder a liberator, / but you can't murder/ liberation." The second quote reads "Fred Hampton Deputy/ Chairman Illinois Chapter/ Black Panther Party/ Born August 30, 1948/ Murdered by Fascist Pigs/ Dec. 4, 1969." In the bottom right corner is an image of Fred Hampton shown from the chest up. Standing in front of a microphone, he wears an open coat and has his right arm raised in a pointing gesture. In the margin below the image in the bottom right corner is a black panther between two blocks of text. The text on the left reads "PHONE NO. / 312/ 243-8776/ 738-0778." Text on the right reads "BLACK PANTHER PARTY/ 2350 W. MADISON ST. / CHICAGO, ILLINOIS."
- Place made
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Activism
- Black power
- Graphic design
- Political organizations
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Artists Rights Society. Permission required for use.