2010.54.2928

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Why Must Black People Look At Each Other Through Prison Bars?
Why Must Black People Look At Each Other Through Prison Bars?
1971
14.12 in HIGH x 21.88 in WIDE
(35.88 cm HIGH x 55.56 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.2928

The bottom edge of the poster has: "Black Panther Party Central Headquarters 8501 East 14th Street Oakland, California 94621". The bottom edge of the drawing has: "Emory".





The top edge of the drawing has the text: "Why Must Black People / Look At Each Other Through Prison Bars? Where Is Our Freedom?". Below is a drawing of a male figure in red and blue clothing he has a bandaged head wound. The background has prison bard that appear to be part of an American flag, in the gaps between the bars are numerous small photographs of African American people. The Male figure is clutching one of the prison bars in his right hand, there is a red cockroach on one of the other bars.
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