All Power to the People: Black Panthers at 50 at the Oakland Museum is an amazing exhibition, full not only of astonishing artifacts of art and design, but also of myriad opportunities for education and the dispelling of myths. And it runs until February. If you're in the Bay Area, or will be in the coming months, I strongly urge you to get over there!
Above, a reproduction of a poster by Emory Douglas, 1969
Elizabeth Catlett, 1970
Ellen Bepp, 2015
Jail cell bars, circa 1966, provided courtesy of the Oakland Police Department
Sadie Barnette, 2016
Student Research Facility, mid-1970s
Kenneth P. Green, Sr. 1960s
Kenneth P. Green, Sr. 1960s
Kenneth P. Green, Sr. 1960s
Kenneth P. Green, Sr. 1960s
Kenneth P. Green, Sr. 1960s
Kenneth P. Green, Sr. 1960s
Page from The Black Panther newspaper, 1969
Detail of above page
Memorial wreath given courtesy of It's About Time Archive, 2016
Unknown maker, circa 1960
Library of books for picking up and browsing
Party certificate of community service, 1972
Ducho Dennis, 1969
Hank Willis Thomas, quilt made from decommissioned prison uniforms, 2015
One of thousands of bags of groceries given away to community members by the party
Stephen Shames, 1970
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Ruth-Marion Baruch
Dolores Huffman, dress with black panther pattern, 1968
installation for museum visitors to list party members or others they want memorialized
Unknown artist, 1971
architectural fragments from a house demolished during redevelopment in Oakland, 1968
Ducho Dennis
Official list of demands
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