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Black Panther Party
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas 
 This exhibition "traces the graphic art made by Emory Douglas while he worked as minister of culture for the Black Panther Party from 1967 until its discontinuation in the early 1980s." View images of the physical exhibit and of the art for posters, pamphlets, and newspapers. Website also includes a gallery guide, audio of a talk with Douglas, and suggestions for further reading. From the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles. http://www.moca-la.org/emorydouglas/ Topics: Art, Black Resources Last updated Jan 15, 2008 A Huey P. Newton Story
This is a companion site to a film about Huey Newton, co-founder and leader of the Black Panther movement. It features quotes from the film (based on Newton's own words); profiles of Black Panther Party members Bobby Seale, Eldridge Cleaver, Bobby Hutton, Stokely Carmichael, David Hilliard, Fredrika Newton, Fred Hampton, Elaine Brown, Kathleen Cleaver, Angela Davis, and H. Rap Brown; an overview of the Black Panther Party's actions; and related audio and video. http://www.pbs.org/hueypnewton/ Topics: Black Resources, Notable People, Political Parties & Theories Last updated Jan 6, 2004 A Huey P. Newton Story: Watts Riots
This portion of a companion site to a film about Huey Newton, co-founder and leader of the Black Panther movement, features brief information about the Watts Riots. "On August 11, 1965, Los Angeles's South Central neighborhood of Watts became a scene of the greatest example of racial tension America had seen." It includes newsreel footage. Note: Not all links are functioning. http://www.pbs.org/hueypnewton/times/times_watts.html Topics: Activism, Black Resources, California: History, California: History by Place, California: Society & Social Issues, Los Angeles & Environs Last updated Mar 8, 2005 The Legacy of the Panthers: A Photographic Exhibition
Contains 15 photographs that "represent the complexity and depth of the activities of the Black Panther Party," mostly taken during the early 1970s. Includes photographs of Huey Newton, Eldridge Cleaver, alternative schools, and food distribution programs. Includes an essay. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/blackpanthers/ Topics: Political Parties & Theories Last updated Jun 10, 2006 Social Activism Sound Recording Project: The Black Panther Party
A browsable chronology, beginning in 1960, of the militant African American "self-defense" group formed in Oakland, California. Includes audio, video, transcripts of speeches, and a bibliography. Maintained by Gary Handman, head of the Media Resources Center at the University of California, Berkeley. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/pacificapanthers.html Topics: Black Resources, Political Parties & Theories, Social Issues Last updated Jan 26, 2005 |
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