Scope and Contents Black Panther Party, Southern California Chapter. Three pages of text, on two long mimeographed pages, stapled at the top; second page somewhat toned with a small chip from the top of the page, not affecting the text. [Oakland, circa 1969.] A treatise on the politics of art, written by Huey Newton and representing the entirety of those involved in the Costa-Gavras film Z, a group which included Yves Montand, Irene Pappas, Simone Signoret, and others....

Abstract A collection of five mimeographed communications from the Black Panther Party from 1968 to 1973. Between issues of The Black Panther newspaper, the Black Panther Party would issue mimeographed news sheets locally. The format, with its quick turnaround and low production cost, enabled the Black Panthers to address events within days or hours of their occurrence. Unlike the newspaper, which eventually was distributed in several cities, these mimeographed...

Scope and Contents 3 sheets of mimeographed paper, yellow, blue and orange; stapled, printed on rectos only. Signed in type on the second page "L.A. Committee for Defense of the Bill of Rights." August 22, 1968. The "Defense Bulletin, press release" cites several examples of police brutality and recklessness, including the murder of unarmed Black men, offenses to Mexican-Americans, protesters, and a lack of campus rights for protesting students. The bulletin cites an example of a young Black man and a young...

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Four long mimeographed sheets, signed in type, Huey P. Newton, Minister of Defense, Servant of the People, stapled at the top. Np [Oakland, circa 1973.] Upon his release from prison, Newton returned to find the party in a state of disarray. One of his first moves was to remove Eldridge Cleaver from the party, replacing him with Elaine Brown as Minister of Information. Newton calls for an open, militant party, and laments the move "underground."

Scope and Contents Three, long mimeographed sheets, stapled at the top. Np [Oakland, circa 1973.] The Black Panthers produced a series of "Survival Programs" from 1972 to 1981, designed for the Black community. Some of the issues covered were classes to correct revisionist portrayals in white textbooks, public health initiatives like breakfasts for children and sickle-cell anemia testing, and the church as a platform for survival. In this bulletin Newton addresses the role the church has played in social...