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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.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50cf2b748-6cc7-4bd9-9f5a-a3a03928c53e
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    Violets

    Created by
    Burns, Pauline Powell, American, 1872 - 1912
    Date
    ca. 1890
    Medium
    oil paint on cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W (unframed ): 10 3/4 × 12 3/8 in. (27.3 × 31.4 cm)
    H x W x D (framed ): 12 3/8 × 16 5/8 × 1 in. (31.4 × 42.2 × 2.5 cm)
    Description
    This oil painting depicts a cluster of violets against a light gray surface and background. The violets are done is deep navy blues and purples, the blossoms lying in a jumbled heap amidst strands of greenery and a few green leaves. The pile of flowers lies on an off-white surface that gradually fades to grey shadows at the right most edge of the painting.
    Place made
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Type
    oil paintings
    still lifes
    Topic
    Agriculture
    Art
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.42.2ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56f68edb0-8d4b-401a-ae19-41b1005ab328
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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 View
    Concourse 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)
    Type
    fliers (printed matter)
    Topic
    Activism
    Black power
    Communities
    Health
    Politics
    Poverty
    Resistance
    Social reform
    Urban life
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58e1008e5-989b-47bf-8d6c-44fd3a63ea5d
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5359f5ff5-89b0-4cb2-8805-3f5403a728c3
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd503094d77-7bed-4ac6-badd-3971b404ccc1
  • 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
    Topic
    Black power
    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
    2014.123.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Stephen Shames
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53726f2d0-3f0d-4633-bdeb-61a35339cce8
  • 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
    Topic
    Black power
    Photography
    Politics
    Prisons
    Resistance
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.123.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Stephen Shames
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52f4baadb-1b11-463a-80d5-4f8e516c3ff8
  • 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
    Topic
    Black power
    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
    2014.123.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Stephen Shames
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ee63dd54-d438-4714-861e-12ead0137ae7
  • Valerie Wilson at the Intercommunal Youth Institute, Oakland, 1971

    Photograph by
    Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
    Subject of
    Wilson, Valerie, born 1955
    Date
    1971, 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 1/2 in. (47.3 × 31.8 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of a young girl student, Valerie Wilson, standing next to a blackboard in a classroom at the Intercommunal Youth Institute in Oakland, California. She is wearing a school uniform, including a white button-down blouse, a skirt and a beret. Her left hand rests on the top edge of the blackboard. She is looking up and out of frame to the proper left side. Behind Wilson are other students, school desks, and posters on the wall, including a poster of Huey Newton.
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Black power
    Education
    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
    2014.123.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Stephen Shames
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d13cd1ef-731a-44e7-821d-1c53776eb23d
  • Couple listening at Free Huey Rally, De Fremery Park, Oakland, CA, No. 15

    Photograph by
    Jones, Pirkle, American, 1914 - 2009
    Printed by
    Palm Press, American, founded 1977
    Subject of
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    August 25, 1968; printed 2012
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
    H x W (Mat): 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white image of a young African American couple. The woman wears a striped shirt and pearl earrings and the man wears a [Free Black Panther Prisoners] button on his jacket lapel. A white man operates a camera just behind them.
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda 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 Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Pirkle Jones Foundation
    Object number
    2012.83.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Regents of the University of California
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53469e0f8-213f-4a5d-bf47-374625c5dac1
  • Black Panthers from Sacramento, Free Huey Rally, Bobby Hutton Memorial Park, Oakland, CA, No. 62

    Photograph by
    Jones, Pirkle, American, 1914 - 2009
    Printed by
    Palm Press, American, founded 1977
    Subject of
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Carlton, Mary Ann, American, born 1951
    Henderson, Delores, American
    Lee, Joyce, American
    Means, Joyce, American
    Hill, Paula, American
    Date
    August 25, 1968; printed 2010
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 11 7/8 × 17 7/8 in. (30.2 × 45.4 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
    H x W (Mat): 22 × 28 1/8 in. (55.9 × 71.4 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of six African American women at a Black Panther rally. The women are pictured with their left fists raised in the air. The women pictured are, from left to right, unidentified, Mary Ann Carlton, Delores Henderson, Joyce Lee, Joyce Means, and Paula Hill.
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda 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
    Topic
    Photography
    Politics
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Pirkle Jones Foundation
    Object number
    2012.83.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Regents of the University of California
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55e7a20c3-900d-4452-acc9-e05272a26ed2
  • Black Panther guards at Free Huey Rally, Bobby Hutton Memorial Park, Oakland, CA, No. 21

    Photograph by
    Baruch, Ruth-Marion, German American, 1922 - 1997
    Printed by
    Palm Press, American, founded 1977
    Subject of
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    August 25, 1968; printed 2010
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 11 7/8 x 17 1/2 in. (30.2 x 44.5 cm)
    H x W (Mat): 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white image of two young, African American male Black Panther guards, in berets and leather jackets. One man faces ahead, while the other looks over his shoulder.
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda 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 Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Pirkle Jones Foundation
    Object number
    2012.83.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Regents of the University of California
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58972e72e-916e-4fac-9013-4ec62ec2ecf7
  • Black Panther couple listening, Free Huey Rally, De Fremery Park, Oakland, CA, No. 20

    Photograph by
    Jones, Pirkle, American, 1914 - 2009
    Printed by
    Palm Press, American, founded 1977
    Subject of
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    July 14, 1968; printed 2010
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 17 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. (45.5 x 30.2 cm)
    H x W (Mat): 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white image of young African American couple standing in a crowd. Man wears a leather jacket and beret with four buttons. Woman wears a Black Panther shirt.
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda 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, Gift of the Pirkle Jones Foundation
    Object number
    2012.83.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Regents of the University of California
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f8a79993-74b8-46ec-a7f5-5d74fac5974f
  • Black Panther demonstration, Alameda Co. Court House, Oakland, California, during Huey Newton's trial, #71

    Photograph by
    Jones, Pirkle, American, 1914 - 2009
    Printed by
    Palm Press, American, founded 1977
    Subject of
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    July 30, 1968, printed 2011
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 14 × 14 in. (35.6 × 35.6 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 19 7/8 × 15 7/8 in. (50.5 × 40.3 cm)
    H x W (Mat): 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white image of three African American men wearing leather jackets and berets and carrying Free Huey banners on the court house steps.
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda 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
    2012.149.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Regents of the University of California
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd526f54734-b093-4814-9094-4d4b00d1f0d4
  • Children cutting bread which was brought to the Free Huey Rally by the Diggers, De Fremery Park, Oakland, CA, No. 35

    Photograph by
    Baruch, Ruth-Marion, German American, 1922 - 1997
    Printed by
    Palm Press, American, founded 1977
    Subject of
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    July 28, 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 five young African American boys sitting on the grass cutting loaves of bread.
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda 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
    Topic
    Photography
    Politics
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Pirkle Jones Foundation
    Object number
    2012.83.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Regents of the University of California
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f3ad5188-7ede-4044-a84b-33840c5dbbc8
  • Portrait of Captain David Hilliard, Chief of Staff of the Black Panther Party, at Bobby Hutton Memorial Park, Oakland, California, No. 152

    Photograph by
    Jones, Pirkle, American, 1914 - 2009
    Printed by
    Palm Press, American, founded 1977
    Subject of
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Hilliard, David, American, born 1942
    Date
    September 22, 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 man, David Hilliard, surrounded by his wife, three sons and a daughter
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda 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
    2012.149.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Regents of the University of California
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5338537fb-c18d-4988-89b9-b3e4112859dd
  • Delegate

    Published by
    MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
    Created by
    Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
    Date
    1984
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 9/16 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1.5 cm)
    Description
    A 1984 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine is white with an image of the Olympic rings, all red except the bottom left ring, which has been replaced by a blue ribbon badge with text that reads [1984 / DELEGATE]. Below the rings is a grid of black and white photographic portraits. Twenty-two (22) men and women are pictured, with the name of everyone printed under his or her image in blue. Blue text at the bottom right corner reads [The / Olympics / Past and / Present / page 159]. The spine of the magazine is white with red text that reads [DELEGATE, 1984 - The 8th Year of the 3rd Century].
    The magazine’s content opens with a masthead, set in white text against a black background reading [DELEGATE, 1983], and a table of contents, followed by an untitled editorial note about the 1984 presidential election.
    The content then continues with profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, events, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the National Urban League, NAACP, Harlem YMCA Sports Hall of Fame, Pan-Hellenic Council, American Bridge Association, Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, Delegate Magazine reception, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Chesebrough-Pond’s Inc., Ciba-Geigy, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, John Hunter Camp Fund, The Girl Friends, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, Frederick Douglass Awards Dinner, Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, Phelps-Stokes Center for Human Development, Mamie Phipps Clark, Northside Center, National Newspaper Publishers Association, 100 Black men, AME Zion Church, Top Ladies of Distinction, Carats, Inc., Links, Republican Party, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, National United Church Ushers Association of America, National Association of Medical Minority Educators, Eddie Atkinson, National Association of Market Developers, Suzanne de Passe, Negro Ensemble Co., Dance Theatre of Harlem, Walter Mondale, Jesse Jackson, Democratic Party, CBS Records, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Edgar B. Felton, Black Congress on Health, Law and Economics, National Black Nurses’ Association, National Bar Association, National Pharmaceutical Association, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, National Medical Association, Morehouse School of Medicine, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, National Association of University Women, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Tuskegee Airmen, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, 100 Black Women, Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Boys Choir of Harlem, Cardinal Cooke, Oliver C. Sutton, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Black Caucus Weekend, National Council of Negro Women, 369th Veterans’ Association, Beaux Arts Ball, The Edges Group, and Comus Social Club. In the middle is a large feature on the Olympics, one titled “The Story of the Past” and the other “The Story of the Future.” There are also features on black Hollywood and the cities of Houston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oakland, and Oak Bluffs.
    There are approximately 511 pages with black and white photographs and advertisements throughout, as well as a few advertisements in color. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for Kool cigarettes.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place made
    Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
    San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Advertising
    Associations and institutions
    Business
    Caricature and cartoons
    Communities
    Dance
    Fraternal organizations
    Fraternities
    Government
    Hollywood (Film)
    Journalism
    Labor
    Mass media
    Men
    Olympics
    Political organizations
    Politics
    Professional organizations
    Religious groups
    Social life and customs
    Sororities
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Urban life
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely
    Object number
    2012.167.18
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a99826b2-563a-492a-9d22-e03c2c02f99c
  • Serving Barbecue at the Free Huey Rally, De Fremery Park, Oakland, California, #34

    Photograph by
    Baruch, Ruth-Marion, German American, 1922 - 1997
    Printed by
    Palm Press, American, founded 1977
    Subject of
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    July 14, 1968, printed 2012
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
    H x W (Mat): 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white image of three African American women gathered around a table of food, with plates in hand.
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda 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
    Topic
    Cooking and dining
    Foodways
    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
    2012.149.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Regents of the University of California
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd541fd6fc2-27ad-433d-85b6-0dad57f9d16d
  • 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
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Black Power (Black Pride)
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    American West
    Black power
    Civil rights
    Education
    Political organizations
    Politics
    Prisons
    Segregation
    Social reform
    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
    2011.174.29.1a-i
    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/fd5561acb44-0287-4e11-87d8-0299660f6590
  • 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
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    posters
    Topic
    Black power
    Civil rights
    Justice
    Political organizations
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    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.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57fdf3f6f-506e-47e1-a0de-4fb667cedc1f

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