Black and white poster of Huey Newton and Bobby Seale: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

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].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1971
• Created by: Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
• Subject of: Dr. Huey P. Newton, American, 1942 - 1989
• Subject of: Bobby Seale, American, born 1936
• 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
• Place depicted: Emeryville, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Black power
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Justice
• Topic: Political organizations
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: 2012.46.20
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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