2010.54.5362
The Black Panther Manifesto
1970
17.00 in HIGH x 11.00 in WIDE
(43.18 cm HIGH x 27.94 cm WIDE)
(43.18 cm HIGH x 27.94 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.5362
Black and white poster shows an image of a man strapped in an electric chair at upper right with the caption, "1970 Political Prisoner New Haven, Conn. Bobby Seale Chairman B.P.P." Text within a single-line rectangular border at top reads, "The Black Panther / Black Community News Service / Manifesto / Black Panther Party Legal Defense Fund Box 2967, Custom House San Francisco, CA. 94126." The headline, "The Fascists Have Already Decided in Advance to Murder Chairman Bobby Seale in the Electric Chair" appears at upper left. Six paragraphs of small print fill the page with "Black Panther Party / Minister of Information Eldridge Cleaver" printed at bottom right.
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