On View
1968 & Beyond Gallery
Exhibition
A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
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
Rep. Bond, Julian, American, 1940 - 2015
Eve, Arthur O., American, born 1933
Date
1972
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
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58e1008e5-989b-47bf-8d6c-44fd3a63ea5d

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