<I>An Introduction to the Black Panther Party</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1969
name: label: Written by
content: The John Brown Society, American
label: Edited by
content: Radical Education Project, American, 1960s - 1970s
label: Subject of
content: Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
notes: label: Description
content: A 26 page pamphlet about the Black Panther Party. The pamphlet was originally written by the John Brown Society in May 1968 and later edited with new material by The Radical Education Project in May 1969. The front features a black and white image of two men, Bobby Seale and Huey Newton (holding a shotgun), standing in front of a banner reading [BLACK PANTHER PARTY]. The image is framed in red. Below the image, also in red, is the text [AN INTRODUCTION TO / THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY]. Below the title, in smaller red text and incased in a red box, is the text [WRITTEN BY: / THE JOHN BROWN SOCIETY / (P.O. BOX 3236 / SOUTH BERKELEY STATION / BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA / MAY, 1968 / EDITED, WITH NEW MATERIALS, BY: / THE RADICAL EDUCATION PROJECT / MAY, 1969]. At the top right corner is the handwritten description: [Ellen Siegel].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black power
label: Topic
content: Political organizations
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ellen Siegel
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.28.3
objectType: label: Type
content: pamphlets
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Getty Images
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)