PAIR OF BLACK PANTHER BUTTONS INCLUDING "FREE THE CONNECTICUT 9 SEIZE THE TIME."
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Winning Bid:
$177.10 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
3
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 10:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, November 15, 2016 10:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #219 - Part I
Value Code:
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Item Description
1.75". In May 1969 Black Panther Party founder and national chairman Bobby Seale spoke at Yale University. The next day Alex Rackley, a New York Black Panther who had come under suspicion of being an informer was killed and his body was dumped into the Coginchaug River. Seale, Ericka Huggins, and nine local New Haven area Black Panthers were subsequently tried for the murder. The trial of the local defendants became known as the "New Haven Nine" which was a reference to the famous Chicago Seven trial. Three tiny air pockets under cello. at 3, 8 and 11 o'clock at the extreme edges. Exc. Also included is the classic "Free All Political Prisoners" w/graphic of panther behind bars at left. Surface wear consistent w/light use. Exc. displaying Mint.  
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