<I>3 Black Panthers & the Last Slave Plantation</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2006
name: label: Created by
content: Obstacle Illusions Media, American
label: Subject of
content: Mumia Abu-Jamal, American, born 1954
label: Subject of
content: Herman Wallace, American, 1941 - 2013
label: Created by
content: Albert Woodfox, American, 1947 - 2022
label: Subject of
content: Robert Hillary King
label: Subject of
content: Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
label: Subject of
content: Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
notes: label: Description
content: A small, pocket-sized blue notebook titled “3 Black Panthers & the Last Slave Plantation” owned by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison.
label: Description
content: The front cover’s title is printed in bold orange ink. The dark silhouettes of three human figures, one with their fist raised, feature prominently against a blue background and black barbed wire. Below the title, in white ink, is: [Narrated By Mumia Abu-Jamal / Interviews with: / Bo (Rita) Brown / Emory Douglass / Fred Hampton jr / David Hilliard / Yuri Kochiyama / Malik Rahim / Gail Shaw / Rod Coronado / Althea Francois / Noelle Hanrahan / Billy X Jennings / Kiilu Nyasha / Geronimo (ji jaga) Pratt / Luis “Bato” Talamantez / & many others…].
label: Description
content: The inside of the notebook contains lineless white pages, on which are written varying details; names, telephone numbers, notes, etc.
label: Description
content: On the back cover of the notebook is a prominent illustration of black barbed wire. There is an extended summary of the story of the “Angola Three” printed in yellow ink and a small black-and-white image of the Three (Herman Wallace, Robert King, and Albert Woodfox). The summary reads: [3 Black Panthers and the Last Slave Plantation tells the gripping story of / three member of the Black Panther Party, known collectively as / the Angola 3. We explore their extraordinary struggles for dignity, justice, and / human rights while incarcerated in Angola Prison in Louisiana, one of the / most brutal and racist prisons in the United States. / The Angola 3 were politicized through contact with members of the Black / Panther Party while inside prison, and in 1971 formed one of the only / recognized prison Panther chapters. Under conditions of segregation, / racism, and repression, they organized other prisoners to build a movement / for their rights; and astonishing feat given Angola Prison’s history of repression. / The focus of 3 Black Panthers and the Last Slave Plantation is on the hidden / facts and cover-ups that have surrounded and clouded their cases since the / 1970s. In addition, the movie explores the political climate of the 1960s and 70s that produced political prisoners in America, situating the Angola 3 within / the political unrest of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements that / emerged within prison walls in America. / Award winning journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal narrates from Pennsylvania’s / death row, taking the viewer through the history of Angola Prison as it was / transformed from a Civil War era slave plantation to a hard labor prison. / After 33+ years in solitary confinement for their political beliefs, the Angola 3 / has gained international calls for their release. Amnesty International, the / parliaments of Belgium, Netherlands, Indonesia, and Portugal as well as the / African National Congress in South Africa have decried their solitary isolation / as cruel and unusual punishment and recognize their status as political / prisoners within the US prison system. / 3 Black Panthers and the L. S. P. / encourages viewers to think critically / about the history of racism in U.S. / prisons, and offers possibilities to / become active in changing the / conditions of the prison system.].
label: Description
content: Below the summary, printed in black ink inside of a pink square, is: [OBSTACLE / ILLUSIONS / media]. At the bottom of the cover, printed in bold white ink inside of a long grey rectangle is: [www.3blackpanthers.com / Running Time: 1:45:00 Copyright 2006 ?S?].
place: label: Place used
content: Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Prisons
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Herman Wallace Archival Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
label: Movement
content: Black Power (Black Pride)
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maria Hinds
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2018.36.1.10
objectType: label: Type
content: notebooks
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Cover: © 2006 ?S? Interior: © Herman Wallace
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product) and cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 4 3/4 × 3 3/8 × 1/4 in. (12 × 8.5 × 0.7 cm)