Object Details
- Created by
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Subject of
- Dr. Huey P. Newton, American, 1942 - 1989
- Bobby Seale, American, born 1936
- Description
- A framed black and white poster of Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in front of the storefront headquarters of the Black Panther Party in Oakland, California. Both men are wearing berets and leather jackets and are armed with assault rifles. Below the image is this quote from Newton: [The racist dog policemen must withdraw immediately from our communities, cease their wanton murder and brutality and torture of black people, or face the wrath of the armed people].
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- ca. 1971
- Object number
- 2012.46.20
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- posters
- Medium
- lithographic ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
- Place depicted
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Emeryville, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Black power
- Civil Rights
- Justice
- Political organizations
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.46.20
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58a70b3e1-decb-4093-b51f-9433d9eea7fb
