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A Panther is a Black Cat: a Study in Depth of the Black Panther Party - its Origins, its Goals, its Struggle for Survival
- Written by
- Major, Reginald, American, died 2011
- Published by
- William Morrow and Company, Inc., founded 1926
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- ink on paper with cardboard and acetate film
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 9/16 × 5 7/8 × 1 5/16 in. (21.8 × 14.9 × 3.3 cm)
- Description
- A first edition copy of A Panther is a Black Cat: a Study in Depth of the Black Panther Party - its Origins, its Goals, its Struggle for Survival by Reginald Major. The book has a paper dust jacket and a plastic book jacket cover. The front cover of the dust jacket is black and is dominated by the book title printed thick, white, block text, [A PANTHER / IS / A BLACK CAT], and the subtitle in thin white text, [A study in depth of the Black / Panther Party - its origins, its / goals, its struggle for survival], at the top and [by Reginald Major] at the bottom. The title is divided by thin red and green lines. The author’s last name, main title, and the publisher’s name and logo is printed in white along the spine framed by red and green lines. The back of the dust jacket features a large black-and-white photograph of Major. Major is depicted from the waist up, with his proper right shoulder held slightly forward, and a pipe held in his proper left hand. Below the image is his name and the publisher’s name and information. The jacket’s front interior flap features a book summary, price, and publisher’s name. The jacket’s back interior flap features a biography of the author, the name of the jacket designer, and the publisher’s name. The front and back covers of the book are black and are blank. The book title, author, and publisher’s name and logo are printed on the book spine in red, white, and green vertical and horizontal text. The interior of the book has black type on white pages. The pastedowns and free endpapers are red. The content of the book includes a history of the Black Panther Part told an eyewitness account. The book has three hundred and eight (308) pages.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- hardcover books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2019.22.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1971 by Reginald Major. Permission required for use.
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Evidence of Intimidation & Fascist Crimes by USA: The War on the Black Panther Party 1968 - 1969
- Created by
- Hoerger, Michael
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
- Hampton, Fred, American, 1948 - 1969
- Morris, Arthur Glenn, American, 1939 - 1968
- Roberson, Larry M., American, 1948 - 1969
- Lewis, Thomas M., American, 1949 - 1968
- Lawrence, Robert A., American, 1946 - 1968
- Bartholomew, Stephen K., American, 1947 - 1968
- Hutton, Robert James, American, 1950 - 1968
- Brent, William Lee, American, 1931 - 2006
- Johnson, Raymond Jr., American
- Date
- 2010
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 20 7/8 × 9 1/2 in. (53 × 24.1 cm)
- Description
- This is a timeline poster about violence and killings against Black Panther members by the police. This rectangular poster consists of rows of squares that mark the days of each month. Various squares are blacked out or filled with color or patterns. These colors and patterns correspond to a legend at the bottom of the poster. Scattered throughout the poster are small black and white vignettes of individuals who were persecuted by the police. Text at the top of the poster reads "Evidence of Intimated & Fascist Crimes by USA/ The war on the Black Panther Party 1968-1969." On the poster's bottom margin in the right corner is text that reads "Source: The Black Panther Black Community News Service."
- Place depicted
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Graphic design
- Justice
- Political organizations
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.13
- 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
- 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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America Free Angela
- Created by
- Ringgold, Faith, American, born 1930
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Davis, Angela, American, born 1944
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- ink on mat board and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W (w/ mat border): 33 1/2 × 24 9/16 × 1/16 in. (85.1 × 62.4 × 0.2 cm)
- H x W (w/out mat border): 28 7/16 × 19 1/2 in. (72.2 × 49.5 cm)
- Description
- This print by Faith Ringgold depicts geometric fields with repeating color patterns formed out of letters. The print has a red background with triangles of blue and gray text. The triangles are arranged in a geometric pattern covering the entirety of the poster. The blue triangles feature the word "FREE." The gray triangles feature either the word "ANGELA" or "AMERICA." The words are arranged both right side up and upside down. The poster is adhered to a white mat.
- Place made
- New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- prints
- Topic
- Justice
- Politics
- Race relations
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.72.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Faith Ringgold 1971
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Black beret from Black Power Era
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Davis, Angela, American, born 1944
- Date
- 1970s
- Medium
- cloth with thread and ribbon
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 4 1/2 × 9 × 10 in. (11.4 × 22.9 × 25.4 cm)
- Description
- This is a black beret with a round patch attached to the right side. The patch has a black background with red border. In the center of the patch is a smaller circle with a green background. In the circle is a graphic of two hands clasping, outlined in red. Around the outside of the center circle is red, stitched text that reads [BLACK - CULTURE - PRIDE]. Attached to the top of the beret is a large red, round patch with a central, stitched graphic of a raised fist. The patch is bordered in black with a small black circle within. Above the fist between the two circles is green, stitched text that reads [FREE ANGELA DAVIS]. Within the beret attached to the inside top is a clear plastic pocket. Attached to the back of the beret is a small loop of ribbon.
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Type
- berets
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.72.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photograph of a Young Lords Party Rally at Queens County Jail
- Photograph by
- Maristany, Hiram, American, born 1945
- Subject of
- Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
- Viera, Rafael, American, born 1948
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1969; printed 2014
- Medium
- silver and gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 15 3/4 × 19 5/16 in. (40 × 49.1 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 16 1/16 × 19 15/16 in. (40.8 × 50.6 cm)
- Caption
- This image captures a 1969 rally that the Black Panthers and Young Lords organized to protest an array of unjust arrests and jail sentences amongst the two groups, namely those of Bobby Seale of the Black Panthers, the Panther 21, and Young Lords Party member, Rafael Viera.
- Description
- This image shows a large crowd of standing individuals at a Black Panthers and Young Lords Party rally. Most are pictured in profile, facing the left side of the image, with a fist raised, or their hands cupped around their mouths, and appear to be yelling or singing. Many wear berets with [TENGO PUERTO RICO / EN MI / CORAZON] / [YLO] pins, [YOUNG LORDS PARTY] pins with the Puerto Rican flag, and another pin with an individual’s face on it with writing around the upper curve. Along the back, some participants stand on a raised surface above the rest of the crowd. The upper left quadrant of the photograph shows a poster with a bisected closeup illustration of an individual with a cropped haircut. The middle upper portion of the photograph shows a handmade [WANTED] sign. The upper right quadrant of the photo shows a hand holding up a white pole. The photograph cuts off the top of the pole. The lower portion of the photograph shows closeups of the various individuals at the rally. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
- Place captured
- Queens, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Young Lords Movement
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Activism
- Decolonization
- Gesture
- Justice
- Photography
- Political organizations
- Politics
- Prisons
- Race relations
- Resistance
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.220.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Hiram Maristany. Permission required for use.
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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
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Civil rights
- Photography
- Political organizations
- Politics
- Race relations
- U.S. 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
- 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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Photograph of Denise Oliver, Young Lords Party
- Photograph by
- Rose, Jesse Steve
- Subject of
- Oliver, Denise, American, born 1947
- Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- November 21, 1970
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Overall): 13 15/16 × 11 in. (35.4 × 27.9 cm)
- H x W (Image): 10 7/16 × 7 1/8 in. (26.5 × 18.1 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Denise Oliver. Oliver is at the center of the photograph and looks to the right. She wears a leather jacket with a popped collar and a beret with three pin back buttons promoting the Young Lords Party. Oliver holds a white cup in her proper left hand and a cigarette in her proper right hand between her index and middle fingers. Unidentified men and women are seen in the lower foreground and background. On the back of the photograph there is an inscription with information about the photograph date and the photographer.
- Place captured
- United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Young Lords Movement
- Type
- photographic prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.109.7.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Free Huey/Free Bobby Rally, San Francisco, California, 1970
- Photograph by
- Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Dr. Newton, Huey P., American, 1942 - 1989
- Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Date
- 1970, printed 2014
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
- H x W (Image): 12 5/8 × 18 5/8 in. (32.1 × 47.3 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a Black Panther rally in San Francisco, California. At the center of the photograph is a man wearing a hat speaking into a microphone on a stand. All around him are young women, young men and children who are clapping and chanting. Many members of the crowd hold posters or placards. Four (4) of the placards (one of which is barely visible) feature an image of Huey Newton seated in a large wicker chair, holding a gun in his right hand and a spear in his left. One (1) placard features an image of Bobby Seale. Two other placards have handwritten slogans. The sign in the upper center of the photograph reads [FREE _ALL_/ POLITICAL/ PRISONERS/ RighT On!] and the sign at the proper right of the photograph reads [A BLACK MAN/ CAN'T GET A FAIR/ [illegible] AMERIKKKA]. Most of the people in the photograph are looking out of frame to the proper right.
- Place depicted
- San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.123.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Stephen Shames
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Free Clothing Program, A Boy Tries on a Coat at a Party Office, Toledo, Ohio, 1971
- Photograph by
- Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Dr. Newton, Huey P., American, 1942 - 1989
- Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Date
- 1971, printed 2014
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 5/8 in. (40.6 × 49.8 cm)
- H x W (Image): 12 1/2 × 18 5/8 in. (31.8 × 47.3 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a boy standing in front of a coat rack. He is smiling broadly, his arms outstretched, with a coat draped over his right arm and shoulder. The coat rack is almost completely full with various types and styles of coats. The room has posters on the walls and a pile of dirt in the back corner, behind the boy and the coat rack.
- Place depicted
- Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.123.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Stephen Shames
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Flier for the Black Community Survival Conference
- Created by
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Subject of
- Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
- Huggins, Ericka, American, born 1948
- Dellums, Ron, American, born 1935
- Representative Julian Bond, American, 1940 - 2015
- Eve, Arthur O., American, born 1933
- Date
- 1972
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 × 20 in. (35.6 × 50.8 cm)
- Description
- Double-sided poster or flier advertising the 1972 Black Community Survival Conference with promotion provided by the Black Panther Party's Angela Davis People's Free Food Program. Printed in black and red on white paper. Each side features black & white photographs, black & red text and has [10,000 FREE BAGS OF / GROCERIES / (WITH CHICKENS / IN EVERY BAG)] at the top. One side features photographs of Angela Davis, Bobby Seale, Ron Dellums, and Ericka Huggins. It includes a list of conference speakers and a blank registration form. The other side features images of Ira Simmons, D'Army Bailey, Julian Bond, Rev. Charles Koen, Father Earl Neil, and The Persuasions (three images). Also pictured is a woman administering a medical test to two young boys next to the text [10,000 FREE / SICKLE CELL / ANEMIA TESTS / TO BE GIVEN / AT CONFERENCE].
- Place depicted
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Black Power (Black Pride)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Bobby Seale Speaks in the Oakland Auditorium During the Black Community Survival Conference, Oakland, California, March 30, 1972
- Photograph by
- Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
- Subject of
- Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Date
- March 30, 1972, printed 2014
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 15/16 in. (40.6 × 50.6 cm)
- H x W (Image): 12 1/2 × 18 5/8 in. (31.8 × 47.3 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Bobby Seale speaking at the Black Community Survival Conference held in the Oakland Auditorium in Oakland, California. Seale is standing at the center of the photograph, on a stage in front of fully closed stage curtains. He is speaking into a microphone that is in the center of three (3) microphone stands set up on the stage. He is wearing an overcoat, and he is gesturing with both hands. Behind him is a man in a suit, possibly providing security. At the proper left of the photograph, a man is standing, possibly moving through the crowd. Seale stands underneath two (2) signs. The top banner reads: [BLACK COMMUNITY SURVIVAL CONFERENCE/ MARCH 29, 30, & 31/ 1972 SERVE THE PEOPLE BODY AND SOUL 1972]. The sign below the banner contains a hand-rendered picture of Huey Newton, and reads: [HUEY P. NEWTON/ SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE].
- Place depicted
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Black power
- Oratory
- Photography
- Politics
- Race relations
- Resistance
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.123.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Stephen Shames
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Panther Free Food Program. Children Prepare Bags of Food for Distribution at the Oakland Coliseum at the Black Panther Community Survival Conference, Oakland, California, March 1972
- Photograph by
- Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Date
- March 1972, printed 2014
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 19 7/8 × 16 in. (50.5 × 40.6 cm)
- H x W (Image): 18 5/8 × 12 9/16 in. (47.3 × 31.9 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph showing children preparing bags of food to be distributed through the Panther Free Food Program at the Black Panther Community Survival Conference in Oakland, California. Four (4) children, two (2) boys and two (2) girls, are placing bags of puffed wheat cereal into brown paper grocery bags that have been organized in rows.
- Place depicted
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Black power
- Cooking and dining
- Health
- Photography
- Politics
- Resistance
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.123.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Stephen Shames
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Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in Huey's Apartment, Oakland, California, 1971
- Photograph by
- Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
- Subject of
- Dr. Newton, Huey P., American, 1942 - 1989
- Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Date
- 1971, printed 2014
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
- H x W (Image): 12 5/8 × 18 5/8 in. (32.1 × 47.3 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in Newton's apartment in Oakland, California. Newton is standing at the proper left of the photograph, wearing a dark-colored button-down shirt with a pin attached to the right collar, dark trousers, and a dark belt. He is leaning forward and resting both of his hands on a glass table. Seale is seated at the table, looking up at Newton, and resting his chin on his right hand. There is an ashtray with a lit cigarette on the table in front of Seale.
- Place depicted
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.123.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Stephen Shames
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Angela Davis Speaks at a Rally in DeFremery Park for George Jackson and the Other Soledad Brothers, Who Were on Trial for the Murder of a Guard at Soledad Prison. Next to Angela is Party Member James Burford, Oakland, California, 1970
- Photograph by
- Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
- Subject of
- Davis, Angela, American, born 1944
- Burford, James
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Date
- 1970, printed 2008
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 15 15/16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.5 × 50.5 cm)
- H x W (Image): 12 5/8 × 18 13/16 in. (32.1 × 47.8 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Angela Davis speaking at a rally in DeFremery Park in Oakland, California. Davis is speaking into a microphone on a stand, gesturing with her hands, and holding a piece of paper in her right hand. Black Panther Party member James Burford stands next to Davis, with his arms crossed in front of his chest. Davis and Burford are standing in front of a house or other structure with wood siding and a white-trimmed window.
- Place depicted
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.123.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Stephen Shames
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Doctor Examines Baby at Health Clinic Run by the Black Panther Party, Chicago, Illinois, 1970
- Photograph by
- Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Date
- 1970, printed 2014
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
- H x W (Image): 12 1/2 × 18 5/8 in. (31.8 × 47.3 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a baby being examined by a doctor at a health clinic run by the Black Panther Party in Chicago, Illinois. The baby is at the center of the photograph, being held by a young woman who has lifted up his shirt for the doctor. The doctor is at the proper right side of the photograph, leaning down towards the baby and holding a stethoscope on the baby's chest. The young woman has short hair and is wearing a dark-colored button-down shirt. The young woman and baby are sitting next to an examination table.
- Place depicted
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Black power
- Health
- Medicine
- Photography
- Politics
- Resistance
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.123.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Stephen Shames
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People’s Free Food Program, Palo Alto, California, 1972
- Photograph by
- Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Date
- 1972, printed 2014
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 19 3/4 × 16 in. (50.2 × 40.6 cm)
- H x W (Image): 18 5/8 × 12 9/16 in. (47.3 × 31.9 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of two older women sitting side-by-side on a bench. Both women are wearing floral print dresses, and are facing the camera. The woman on the proper right is wearing glasses and holds a newspaper in her left hand. The woman on the left is resting her arms on her handbag in her lap. The women have bags of food placed on the ground in front of their legs. The bags read: [PEOPLE'S/ FREE FOOD/ PROGRAM], and there is an image of a black panther, the Black Panther Party logo, between the lines [PEOPLE'S] and [FREE FOOD].
- Place depicted
- Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Black power
- Cooking and dining
- Health
- Photography
- Politics
- Resistance
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.123.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Stephen Shames
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Bobby Seale Campaigns for Mayor of Oakland and Elaine Brown Campaigns for City Council, Oakland, California, 1972
- Photograph by
- Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
- Subject of
- Brown, Elaine, American, born 1943
- Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Date
- 1972, printed 2014
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
- H x W (Image): 12 5/8 × 18 5/8 in. (32.1 × 47.3 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Bobby Seale campaigning for Mayor of Oakland. Seale, at the proper right of the photograph, is wearing an overcoat, button-down shirt and tie, and he is gesturing with both hands. Seale is accompanied by Elaine Brown, who stands at the center of the photograph, wearing a fur coat belted with a leather belt. Brown is looking at Seale while shaking hands with a man at the proper left of the photograph. The man is looking at Seale and appears to be listening to him intently. They are standing on a sidewalk in front of houses.
- Place depicted
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.123.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Stephen Shames
-
Panther Office in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, 1971
- Photograph by
- Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Date
- 1971, printed 2014
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
- H x W (Image): 12 1/2 × 18 5/8 in. (31.8 × 47.3 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a Black Panther Party office in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, as seen from across an abandoned lot. Across the street from the bulldozed lot, cars are parked in front of a 4-story building with a sign that reads [BLACK PANTHER PARTY/ WE SERVE THE PEOPLE]. The foreground of the photograph shows the debris that has been left behind after a building was torn down in this location.
- Place depicted
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.123.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Stephen Shames