- Directed by
- Valadez, John J., American
- Produced by
- Miller, Peter
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- COINTELPRO, American, 1956 - 1971
- Moore, Richard Dhoruba, American, born 1944
- Joseph, Jamal, American, born 1953
- Jones, Tanaquil, American
- Daley, Robert, American, born 1930
- Gibbs, Joan, American
- Cyril, Janet, American, 1945 - 2005
- Mandela, Nelson, South African, 1918 - 2013
- Composed by
- Johnson, David Earle, American, 1938 - 1998
- Owned by
- D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
- Date
- 1993
- Medium
- polyester film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 50 Minutes
- Length (Film): 1800 Feet
- Caption
- This film was a part of the Washington D.C. Public Library's circulating 16mm film collection housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Central Library. The collection is particularly noted for the wide variety of African American and African diaspora content.
- Description
- A documentary film with the title Passin' It On. It consists of a single reel of color 16mm polyester film with optical sound.
- The film tells the story of the Black Panther Party from the perspective of one of its leaders, Dhoruba Bin Wahad (born Richard Moore), shortly after he was released from a nineteen-year prison sentence that was eventually overthrown. In addition to Wahad's commentary, the film also utilizes archival newsreels.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Vermont, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- DC Public Library Film Collection
- Classification
- Time-based Media - Moving Images
- Movement
- Black Power (Black Pride)
- Topic
- Activism
- Black power
- Documentary films
- Film
- Justice
- Police brutality
- Political organizations
- Prisons
- Resistance
- Spoken word (Poetry)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.55.40.1a
- Restrictions & Rights
- Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




