BLACK PANTHER PARTY POSTER SPEAKERS ANGELA DAVIS, FRED HAMPTON WITH ART BY EMORY DOUGLAS.
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Winning Bid:
$236.00 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
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Tuesday, November 15, 2022 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, November 15, 2022 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #236 Session I
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Item Description
8.5x14" mimeograph paper advertising a rally "Nov 12" 1969 at "Bobby Hutton Memorial Park" in Oakland. Center features speaker list at right including; Charles Garry, Angela Davis, Fred Hampton and more. At left is a cartoon by Emory Douglas of a courtroom scene with a rat in judge's robes labeled "Hoffman" saying "1969 Slave Act. U.S. Government vs. Bobby Seale 'N****** Have No Rights The White Man Is Bound To Respect'" as he points to Seale who is gagged and guarded by a pair of pigs one w/a rifle and the other a spiked club. Likely designed to be pasted to a telephone pole or pinned to a board. Additional text at top refers to an announcement of action to free Newton and Seale "In Exchange For American Prisoner Of War In Vietnam".  A pinhole at the top center and a rectangular section of age toning at the bottom 1.25" of the poster. Otherwise some light fading on the text and light handling. Crisp edges. VF. Mike Nichols Collection.
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