FBI files on the National of Islam from the 1950s and 60s
United States. Federal Bureau of InvestigationView Full Item in United States. Federal Bureau of InvestigationThe Nation of Islam is a group of Negroes' who support the unorthodox Muslim Cult of Islam (MCI). There is also an orthodox religion of Islam. This information consists of monographs that have been pr…
Radio program about the history of black radicalism in relation to black power, broadcast in the 1960s
View Full Item in Pacifica Radio ArchivesTed Vincent, writer and educator, presents the first in a series on Black radicals of the past. This first episode provides a summary of Black radicalism from 1919-1950, and a brief biography of Grove…
News clip of black activists demonstrating at the United Nations against the death of Patrice Lumumba, Prime Minister of the Republic of Congo, 1961
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)View Full Item in Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards CollectionBlacks Demonstrate at United Nations Against the Death of Patrice Lumumba Title supplied by cataloger. Local identification number: Clip number: wsbn33098 Original found in the WSB-TV newsfilm collect…
Gordon Parks photograph on Malcolm X selling Muhammad Speaks, the official newspaper of the Nation of Islam, New York City, 1962
Gordon Parks, 30 Nov 1912 - 7 Mar 2006View Full Item in National Portrait GalleryGordon Parks's photograph shows Malcolm X on a New York sidewalk selling a special issue of Muhammad Speaks, the official newspaper of the black separatist group Nation of Islam. In covering the civil…
Excerpted interview with Malcolm X from the television program, “Negro and the American Promise,” 1963
Morganthau, HenryView Full Item in WGBHExcerpted interview with Malcolm X from the program "Negro and the American Promise.
News clip of Malcolm X condemning the federal government for not protecting African Americans and commenting on the violence in Birmingham, 1963
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)View Full Item in Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards CollectionIn this WSB newsfilm clip from May 16, 1963, Malcolm X warns against expecting civil rights leaders to prevent violence and condemns President John F. Kennedy for not protecting African Americans in B…
Flyer and agenda for the National Afroamerican Student Conference on Black Nationalism, held from May 1-3, 1964 in Nashville, Tennessee
View Full Item in Avery Research Center at the College of CharlestonFlyer for the National "Afroamerican Student Conference on Black Nationalism," held on May 1 through 3, 1964 in Nashville, Tennessee, themed, "Afroamerican Youth, The Vanguard of a New World," with at…
Memphis World article about the Deacons for Defense and Justice organization “spreading its forces throughout the South to meet violence with violence,” 1965
View Full Item in Rhodes College. Crossroads to FreedomThe wellarmed group of Negroes bonded together as the Deacons for Defense and Justice is spreading its forces throughout the South to meet violence with violence.
Photograph of Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) marchers holding up “Black Power” sign at a Philadelphia demonstration, 1966
Dias, RobertView Full Item in Temple University"Congress of Racial Equality pickets on Saturday march up market st. from City Hall to the main post office at 30th st. where they demonstrated against alleged employment discrimination." With clippin…
Lowndes County Freedom Organization pamphlet providing information about the organization and upcoming local elections on November 8, 1966
View Full Item in Avery Research Center at the College of CharlestonLowndes County Freedom Organization pamphlet providing information on the November 8th election, including candidates for Sheriff, Tax Collector, Tax Assessor, Coroner, and Board of Education, intersp…
Photograph of black power activists carrying signs at the Chicago Freedom Movement Rally, 1966
View Full Item in University of Illinois at ChicagoBlack Power activists carry signs at the Chicago Freedom Movement Rally (Freedom Sunday) at Soldier Field.
Drawing of Stokely Carmichael by artist Jacob Lawrence, commissioned by Time Magazine, 1966
Jacob A. Lawrence, 7 Sep 1917 - 9 Jun 2000View Full Item in National Portrait GalleryWhen Time magazine commissioned Jacob Lawrence to make a cover portrait of Stokely Carmichael in 1966, the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was the leading advocate of “black…
Photograph of the March Against Fear during which both SNCC and CORE embraced the slogan “Black Power,” 1966
View Full Item in New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)Photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. (second from right) marching with a crowd in June 1966 in the March against Fear through rural Mississippi. He stands among many African American marchers, many of…
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) report on harrassment by the Philadelphia police and a coordinated black power movement, 1966
View Full Item in Avery Research Center at the College of CharlestonStudent Nonviolent Coordinating Committee publication entitled, "Special: Philadelphia Report" containing a "Daily News" article written by Richard Argood an Jerry Oppenheimer about a "planned, milita…
Danish publication entitled Black Power with articles on Malcolm X, Stokely Carmichael, H. Rap Brown, and Cleveland Sellers, 1967
View Full Item in Avery Research Center at the College of CharlestonDanish publication entitled, "Black Power" including articles on Malcolm X, Stokely Carmichael, Rap Brown, Cleveland Sellers, and Student Nonviolence Coordinating Committee.
News clips of Black Panther party members at the California State Capitol Building protesting the Mulford Act, which repealed a law allowing public carrying of loaded firearms, 1967
UnknownView Full Item in Center for Sacramento HistoryCalifornia Audiovisual Preservation Project (CAVPP) These black and white newsfilm clips, 20 minutes total, both in sound and silent, from KCRA TV features armed Black Panther party members protesting…
Photograph of a Black Power demonstration in front of the Philadelphia Board of Education building, 1967
Wasko, JosephView Full Item in Temple UniversityA Black Power demonstration in front of the Board of Education Building. Title from clipping caption
1967 photograph of Huey Newton and Bobby Seale, who founded the Black Panther Party in 1966
Emory Douglas, born 1943View Full Item in National Portrait GalleryHuey Newton 1942–1989 Born Monroe, Louisiana Bobby Seale born 1937 Born Dallas, Texas Huey Newton and Bobby Seale founded the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in Oakland, California, in the fall o…
Transcript of an interview with Huey P. Newton about his life and activism
View Full Item in Washington University in St. LouisThis collection consists of 180 transcriptions of selected interviews filmed by Blackside, Inc. for the Eyes on the Prize II: America at the Racial Crossroads 1965 to 1985 documentary series that prem…
Photograph of Stokely Carmichael and H. Rap Brown, members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) who shifted to black power and the Black Panther Party, 1968
James E. Hinton, Jr., 1936 - 19 Feb 2006View Full Item in National Portrait GalleryFrustrated by what they regarded as slow progress in the struggle for equality and angered by the repressive tactics employed by civil rights opponents, Stokely Carmichael and H. Rap Brown emerged in…
Audio recording of Stokely Carmichael addressing Black Panthers in Oakland, California about Huey P. Newton’s incarceration and black revolution
View Full Item in Pacifica Radio ArchivesStokely Carmichael addresses a meeting of the Black Panthers in Oakland, California, regarding Huey P. Newton's incarceration, United States imperialism, Black revolution, and strategies for revolutio…
Recording of speeches given at a rally on January 26, 1968 at University of California, Berkeley, calling for the release of the Oakland Seven and Huey Newton
Aptheker, BettinaView Full Item in Pacifica Radio ArchivesThis is a recording of speeches given at a rally on January 26, 1968 on Sproul Hall Steps at University of California, Berkeley calling for the release of the Oakland Seven and Huey Newton, the co-fou…
Photograph of atheletes Tommie Smith and Juan Carlos giving the black power salute during the American flag raising at the Mexico City Olympics, 1968
Detroit News (Firm)View Full Item in Wayne State University. LibrariesCollection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high r…
Photograph of Black Panther Party leader Kathleen Cleaver and other Black Panther Party members in a prosecutor’s office, 1968
Peter BreinigView Full Item in UC Berkeley, Bancroft LibraryAudio recording of Black Panther Party leader Eldridge Cleaver speaking about the racism and oppression of blacks in America, 1968
UnknownView Full Item in California State University, Sacramento LibraryCalifornia Audiovisual Preservation Project (CAVPP) Eldridge Cleaver speaks about the racism and oppression of blacks in American. Cleaver targeted Governor Ronald Reagan, California political leaders…
Photograph of young members of the Black Panther Party singing on stage, Los Angeles, Californa, 1969
Adams, Harry, 1918-1988View Full Item in California State University, NorthridgeA group of young Black Panthers sing on stage accompanied by piano.
Art poster by Bill Olive celebrating the birthday of Huey Newton, one of the founders of the Black Panther Party, 1969
Bill Olive, active 1960sView Full Item in National Portrait GalleryBorn Monroe, Louisiana After Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in April 1968, African American communities exploded in rage, and the civil rights movement began to fracture. Some black activists…
Transcript of an interview with Amiri Baraka, a prominent writer in the Black Arts Movement
View Full Item in Washington University in St. LouisThis collection consists of 180 transcriptions of selected interviews filmed by Blackside, Inc. for the Eyes on the Prize II: America at the Racial Crossroads 1965 to 1985 documentary series that prem…
Pamphlet about “Black Woman’s Role in the Revolution” which includes discussions of hair, make-up, alcohol, smoking, pants, and dress, 1969
Sisters of B.C.DView Full Item in Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst LibrariesDiscussion of role of Black women in the Section heads include: Hair, Make-up, Alcohol, Smoking, Pants, and Dress.
Poster for “Free Breakfast for the Youth” promoting the Black Panther Party’s Free Breakfast for Children community service program
Black Panther PartyView Full Item in University of Michigan. LibrariesPhotograph of children performing at the Afro-American Cultural Festival in Philadelphia, 1969
NelsonView Full Item in Temple University"'Moon Don't Go' chant is performed by Stephanie Williams (left) and Mary Smith, both 8. Hands are used for creative expression." With clipping
Print of “Beautiful Black Men,” a poem by Black Arts Movement poet Nikki Giovanni
Jihad ProductionsView Full Item in University of Michigan. LibrariesPhotograph of Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton, who was killed in his apartment during a raid conducted by the Chicago Police and the FBI in 1969
View Full Item in University of Illinois at ChicagoFred Hampton speaking. Available as negative
Art poster protesting the death of Fred Hampton, a Black Panther Party leader who was killed during a raid conducted by the Chicago Police and the FBI in 1969
Unidentified ArtistView Full Item in National Portrait GalleryFred Hampton (1948–1969) was the deputy chair of the Black Panther Party, rising to this position after years of organizing with the NAACP. His political career demonstrates the splits that were occur…
Pamphlet announcing the death of Fred Hampton with the headline “Fred Hampton, Murdered by the Pig,” 1970
WeathermanView Full Text in University of WashingtonRacismVietnam protests - anti government
Poster by Ralph Maradiaga featuring Eldridge Cleaver, Amiri Baraka, Malcolm X, and Bobby Seale, 1970
Maradiaga, Ralph, ArtistView Full Item in UC Santa Barbara, Library, Department of Special Research CollectionsPortraits of the heads of four black men in brown, green and purple on an orange background. Clockwise from the top left, they are identified as Eldridge Cleaver, Amiri Baraka, Malcolm X, and Bobby Se…
Photograph of the 1970 Milwaukee March to Free Bobby Seale, who was imprisoned in relation to events at the 1968 Democratic National Convention and the murder of a Black Panther member in 1970
Zalesky, RoyView Full Item in Milwaukee Public LibraryPeople march on Farwell Ave in 1970 with signs reading Free Bobby. Bobby Seale was the co-founder of Black Panthers. He was imprisoned in relation to riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention a…
Poster for the Committee to Defend the Black Panthers, 1970
Faith RinggoldView Full Item in The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)Drawing
Photograph of a police raid of Black Panther Party headquarters in Philadelphia, 1970
Ligato, DominicView Full Item in Temple UniversityMembers of the Philadelphia Black Panther Party are handcuffed and stripped by Philadelphia Police during an early morning raid of their Columbia Avenue headquarters.
Student Organization for Black Unity “Ideological Paper” discussing capitalism, imperialism, and black nationalism, 1970
View Full Item in Avery Research Center at the College of CharlestonStudent Organization for Black Unity writing entitled, "Ideological Paper," including sections regarding a world view, identity and nationalism, capitalism, monopoly and imperialism, and "capitalism,…
Ideological Statement of the Congress of African People regarding black power, Pan-Africanism, and other topics, 1970
View Full Item in Avery Research Center at the College of CharlestonPhotocopy of statement entitled, "Idealogical Statement of the Congress of African People," regarding Black Power, Pan-Africanism, and other topics, "adopted by the delegates in attendance at the 1st…
Photograph of Ron Karenga, member of US, a black power movement organization, and founder of Kwanzaa
Adams, Harry, 1918-1988View Full Item in California State University, NorthridgeRon Karenga, a.k.a Maulana Ndabezith Karenga or Roland McKinley Everett. Member of US, a black power movement organization (refers to Us black people). Karenga is known for creating the first pan-Afri…
Transcript of a 1970 interview with members of the Brown Berets, a Chicano Movement organization that coordinated activities with black power groups
View Full Item in UC San Diego, Library, Special Collections and ArchivesLocated in series "Subject Files" in the Herman Baca Papers, MSS 649. Reformatted digital Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (http://libraries.ucsd.edu/collections/sca/…
Photograph of a meeting of the Young Lords, a Puerto Rican leftist group that worked in coalition with black power organizations, Philadelphia, 1970
Gottlieb, SonneeView Full Item in Temple University"Leaders of the Young Lords meet at "People's Church." From left, Perez, Ruiz, Jay, Garcia, Devalla, and Diaz. With clipping
Photograph of a member of the Young Lords at breakfast with children, Philadelphia, 1971
Gottlieb, SonneeView Full Item in Temple University"Wilfredo "Hawkeye" Rojas, 19 years old, and Lt. of Education of Young Lords with some of the youngsters eating their breakfast." With description
Photograph of fists raised in the black power salute, 1970
View Full Item in Minnesota Historical Societyphotoprint
1971 interview with Angela Davis, an American socialist organizer who was a member of the Black Panther Party and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
University of California, Berkeley, Office of Media Services, Williams, CecilView Full Item in UC Berkeley, Moffitt Library, Media Resources CenterCalifornia Audiovisual Preservation Project (CAVPP) A 1971 interview with Angela Davis, American socialist organizer, philosopher and professor who was peridiocally a member of the Black Panther Party…
Photograph of Angela Davis after a Black Panther shootout with police in Los Angeles
View Full Item in UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research LibraryAccess to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Cover of a 1972 issue of The Black Voice featuring Nina Simone, who used her platform as a famous singer and musician to promote black power
View Full Item in University of Wisconsin Digital CollectionsNina Simone on the cover of the Black Voice, a UW publication.
Photograph of Angela Davis with Rev. Ben Chavis and American Indian Movement leader Clyde Bellecourt announcing a new organization “against racist and political repression,” 1973
View Full Item in Chapman University, Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and ArchivesChicago: Angela Davis, (R) shown at a Chicago news conference 5/11 with Rev. Ben Chavis, (L) of Wilmington, NC, and American Indian Movement leader Clyde Bellecourt, announced the formation of an orga…
FBI files on Elijah Muhammad, former leader of the Nation of Islam
United States. Federal Bureau of InvestigationView Full Item in United States. Federal Bureau of InvestigationThis information consists of a 1973 FBI investigative report on Elijah Muhammad, who is also known as, Elijah Poole, former leader of the Nation of Islam. The Civil Rights Digital Library received sup…
“Free Assata Shakur” pin protesting Shakur’s trials and ultimate conviction for murder
View Full Item in University of Michigan. LibrariesPhotograph of the Black Panther Party office in Los Angeles, 1977
Gulker, ChrisView Full Item in Los Angeles Public LibraryPhotograph caption dated May 22, 1977 reads, "At work inside the Panthers' new office, left, are Party members Virginia Harris, her daughter Kerrie, Bob Duren and Steve Harris, on the phone." LAPL0004…
1993 issue of Commemorator, the Black Panther Party newspaper
Black Panther Party. Commemoration CommitteeView Full Item in Oakland Public Library, African American Museum and Library at OaklandCommemorator vol. 3, no. 6
Oral history transcript with E. Ethelbert Miller about his experiences as a student during the Black Arts Movement
Rai, MonaView Full Item in St. Andrew's Episcopal SchoolOral history interview with E. Ethelbert Miller by St. Andrew's Episcopal School student Mona Rai. In this interview Miller presents the turbulent times and themes of the Black Arts Movement from the…
