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

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 14 × 20 in. (35.6 × 50.8 cm)

Type

fliers (printed matter)

Place depicted

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

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

Date

1972

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].

Topic

African American

Activism

Black power

Communities

Health

Politics (Practical)

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

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Exhibition

A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture