The Black Panther Manifesto
Poster
1970 (made)
1970 (made)
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The image in this poster refers specifically to the controversial Chicago Conspiracy Trial which got underway in September 1969. Eight men were charged with inciting anti-Vietnam War riots and conspiring against the U.S. government. Bobby Seale, Chairman of the militant Black Panther Party, was among the defendants. The trial commanded the attention of the nation, especially once the public learned that Seale was held bound and gagged in the court room. This cruel treatment led the Panther Party to publish their manifesto accompanied by the startling illustration of Seale in an electric chair. The poster's audience would immediately have drawn connections between the image and the legal case.
Object details
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| Title | The Black Panther Manifesto (generic title) |
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| Brief description | The Black Panther Manifesto illustrated by Emory Douglas (USA, 1970). |
| Physical description | Poster depicting Black Panther Chairman Bobby Seale restrained in an electric chair. The printed text outlines the Black Panther manifesto. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | The fascists have already decided in advance to murder Chairman Bobby Seale in the Electric Chair... |
| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
| Production | distributed and posted on the Yale University campus, New Haven, Connecticut in April 1970 Text by Eldridge Cleaver. |
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| Summary | The image in this poster refers specifically to the controversial Chicago Conspiracy Trial which got underway in September 1969. Eight men were charged with inciting anti-Vietnam War riots and conspiring against the U.S. government. Bobby Seale, Chairman of the militant Black Panther Party, was among the defendants. The trial commanded the attention of the nation, especially once the public learned that Seale was held bound and gagged in the court room. This cruel treatment led the Panther Party to publish their manifesto accompanied by the startling illustration of Seale in an electric chair. The poster's audience would immediately have drawn connections between the image and the legal case. |
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| Other number | LS.1039 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.211-2004 |
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| Record created | July 8, 2004 |
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