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

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)

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place depicted

Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

July 30, 1968, printed 2011

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.

Topic

African American

Photography

Politics (Practical)

Social reform

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2012.149.1

Restrictions & Rights

© 2011 Pirkle Jones Foundation

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Portfolio/Series

A Photo Essay on The Black Panthers, 1968

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture