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Contains 34 Results:
Associated Press photographs of the Black Panther Party protest against the Mulford Act , 1967
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
Eleven original press photographs documenting the 1967 Sacramento Black Panther Party protest against the Mulford Act and the ensuing court case, taken by Walt Zeboski, a former Associated Press photographer. The photographs show members of the Black Panther Party on the steps of the California State Capitol, protesting inside the Capitol, and on trial for felony charges stemming from the protest. Some photographs are accompanied with original film negatives and typed captions, one with a...
Dates:
1967
Women's Negro Suffrage Association of Newark, The Third Annual Fair and Bazaar broadside, 1906 February
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This artificially assembed collection consists of materials which relate to African American political activism in the United States, primarily around the time of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements between the 1950s and 1970s. One item, an issue of Douglass' Monthly, dates from March 1861 and discusses topics such as slavery and African American social power. The collection spans from the mid-19th century to around 2004 and includes broadsides, photographs, and...
Dates:
1906 February
Carl Van Doren "Committee of 100" civil rights letter, 1946 April 20
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
Copied from dealer description: "This letter was sent from the “Committee of 100” to a mailing list of sympathetic organizations on April 20th, 1946 (two months after the Columbia Race Riot). The content describes the incident and asks for donations, since the committee must raise 50 thousand dollars immediately to enable the legal staff of the NAACP to provide bail and legal defense to the jailed victims: “We cannot bring back life to the dead. But we can and must do everything within our...
Dates:
1946 April 20
March for Freedom Now demonstration flier, 1963 June 14
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This artificially assembed collection consists of materials which relate to African American political activism in the United States, primarily around the time of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements between the 1950s and 1970s. One item, an issue of Douglass' Monthly, dates from March 1861 and discusses topics such as slavery and African American social power. The collection spans from the mid-19th century to around 2004 and includes broadsides, photographs, and...
Dates:
1963 June 14
"Come See About Huey: February 11 10 AM" broadside, 1968
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
Copied from dealer description: Broadside: “Come See About Huey ‐ February 11, 10:00 AM”. [Oakland, CA]: Black Panther Party Ministry of Information, [n.d. but 1968]. Original broadside, offset printed in black on white stock, measuring 21.5cm x 35.5cm (8.5” x 14”). Light toning to extremities, 2 faint vertical folds, with minute loss to lower right corner and a few small stains along lower edge; VG+. Broadside advertising Black Panther attorney Charles Garry’s appeal on behalf of Huey...
Dates:
1968
Black Panther Party Baltimore Chapter broadside: "A [racist slur] Wrench in the Pig's Court", approximately 1970
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Content Warning
This broadside contains a racist slur. Please take care when using the collection and contact Special Collections with feedback or questions about the materials. Scope and Contents A broadside by the Baltimore Chapter Community Information Center of the Black Panther Party titled "A [racist slur] Wrench in the Pig's Court (It's Time to Set An Example)," published in approximately 1970. The broadside protests the arrest of Baltimore Black...
Dates:
approximately 1970
"Ten Point Platform and Program of the Black Panther Party" typescript, approximately 1970
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
Copied from dealer description: [BLACK PANTHERS ‐ PHILADELPHIA] The Ten Point Platform And Program of the Black Panther Party [with] Rules of the Black Panther Party [and 6 others]. N.p. [Philadelphia: Black Panther Party, ca 1970]. Corner‐stapled, mimeographed sheets, printed recto‐only; [21pp]. Slight wear and corner‐creasing; Very Good. Informational packet for prospective party members, assembled and distributed by the Philadelphia chapter of the Black Panthers (so identified through...
Dates:
approximately 1970
Broadside depicting Angela Davis with the caption: "I am a black woman Communist...", 1972
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
An original broadside featuring an artistic rendering of African American revolutionary figure Angela Davis. The following quote is printed beneath her portrait: "I am a black woman Communist / the corrupt government of this country could not accept such a combination / this is why they launch an effort to murder me." Davis' signature is printed in facsimile on the lower half, while the artist's signature, identified only as "Sherman," is printed at upper right corner. The poster measures:...
Dates:
1972
Wendell Willkie presidential campaign broadside: "Negro kicked in the groin by the President's Secretary", 1940
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
A presidential campaign broadside promoting candidate Wendell Willkie, who ran against Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1940 presidential election.
Dates:
1940