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

The object in the museum catalogue

This black and white poster features Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in front of the storefront headquarters of the Black Panther Party in Oakland, California. Both men wear black berets, leather jackets, and black pants. The man on the right carries a rifle in both hands, and has a bandolier of ammunition slung over his right shoulder and across his chest. The man on the left carries an object tucked under his left arm. Behind the men is a large sign hanging in the window that reads "BLACK PANTHER/ PARTY/ FOR/ [ILLEGIBLE]." Below the image is a quote that reads "The racist dog policeman 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./ Huey P. Newton, Minister of Defense/ Black Panther Party/ P.O. Box 8641 Emeryville Calif.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1968-1969
• Distributed 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: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (image): 21 3/4 × 17 1/2 in. (55.3 × 44.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (sheet): 32 × 26 1/16 in. (81.3 × 66.2 cm)
• Place depicted: Emeryville, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Oakland, 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: 2015.97.9
• 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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