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  • Kathleen Cleaver addresses the congregation of the Unitarian Church, San Rafael, California, #120

    Photograph by
    Baruch, Ruth-Marion, German American, 1922 - 1997
    Printed by
    Palm Press, American, founded 1977
    Subject of
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Cleaver, Kathleen Ph. D., American, born 1945
    Date
    October 6, 1968, printed 2012
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
    H x W (Mat): 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white image of a woman standing behind a square-shaped pulpit, her right hand resting on the top. On either side of her are men wearing black leather jackets.
    Place depicted
    San Rafael, Marin County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    A Photo Essay on The Black Panthers, 1968
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Photography
    Politics
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.149.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Regents of the University of California
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd588da6991-9b29-4cdd-84b4-f918927196a9
  • 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
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Black Power (Black Pride)
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1945-1953
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    U.S. 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5acf315db-be3e-4cbe-aa25-a99d901b7178
  • Eldridge Cleaver and His Wife, Kathleen, in Exile

    Created by
    Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006
    Subject of
    Cleaver, Eldridge, American, 1935 - 1998
    Cleaver, Kathleen Ph. D., American, born 1945
    Dr. Newton, Huey P., American, 1942 - 1989
    Date
    1970
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 9 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (24.1 x 17.1 cm)
    H x W (Image and Sheet): 9 15/16 x 8 in. (25.2 x 20.3 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Leroy Eldridge Cleaver with his wife Kathleen, and a portrait of Huey Newton on the wall above his head. Kathleen has her arm draped over Eldridge Cleaver’s shoulder and is seated on his lap or on the arm of his chair or couch.
    Place depicted
    Algiers, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.107.26
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Gordon Parks Foundation. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ac73b56d-f391-4910-bcff-f57249bfafba
  • Kathleen Cleaver at Home

    Created by
    Copeland, Alan, Canadian, born 1943
    Subject of
    Cleaver, Kathleen Ph. D., American, born 1945
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Date
    1968
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 9 x 6 1/16 in. (22.9 x 15.4 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 10 x 7 15/16 in. (25.4 x 20.2 cm)
    H x W (Mat): 17 x 14 in. (43.2 x 35.6 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Kathleen Cleaver, full length, standing at her doorstep holding a shotgun.
    Place depicted
    San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Domestic life
    Photography
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.107.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53e34db06-2fcf-437b-8740-43030ba2b463
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