Black Panther Party

  • Bobby Hutton funeral and memorial service (Part 1 of 2)

    Actuality of the memorial service held at Ephesian Church of God in Christ for Bobby Hutton (1950-1968), the first Black Panther recruit, who was killed in a shootout with the Oakland Police Department. Colin Edwards interviews Louella Cleaver, sister of Eldridge Cleaver, about her reaction to Hutton’s and Martin Luther King, Jr.’s deaths. Edwards then…

  • Bobby Hutton funeral and memorial service (Part 2 of 2)

    Continuation of the rally at Merritt Park in memory of Bobby Hutton (1950-1968), and in support of Huey Newton and Eldridge Cleaver. James Forman (1928-2005) of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee eulogizes Hutton and talks about how to deal with “the hogs.” Audio distorted in the last minute, cuts out mid-speech. Reported by Colin Edwards…

  • Black Panther press conference at KPFA

    This is a recording of a Black Panther press conference held at KPFA and at the Hall of Justice in Oakland. First on the recording is Charles Garry, attorney for Bobby Seale, followed by Seale himself, regarding the Cleaver situation the night before this recording was made. Also includes an interview with Reverend Earl Neil…

  • Washington D.c. Moratorium, April 15, 1970

    Washington D.c. Moratorium, April 15, 1970| Recorded by WBAI. – CONTENT: Bill Schatler hosts, phone feed from New York, introductions to speeches. Charlie Palmer, President of the National Student Associations talks about the government supported repression in South Vietnam. Leslie Kagan, from the Women’s Liberation Movement calls on all women not to accept the status…

  • Washington D.c. Moratorium, April 15, 1970

    Washington D.c. Moratorium, April 15, 1970| Recorded by WBAI. – CONTENT: The program is coverage of the April 15, 1970 moratorium in Washington D.C. The reporter is on the street with the marchers when 300 break away. Recording of Dave Dellinger on stage. Dellinger mentions Judge Hiff who tried he and the Chicago 8, then…

  • Huey Newton statement read by Bobby Seale at KPFA

    Statement written by Huey Newton, read by Bobby Seale, expressing grief at the death of George Jackson and calling for black solidarity. Introduced as a missive from the Inter-communal news service of the Black Panther Party. This is an excerpt from BC0239.05A.

  • Huey Newton : August 11, 1970

    Huey Newton, the founder and Minister of Defense of the Black Panther Party, is interviewed by Elsa Knight Thompson at the KPFA studios, six days after his release from prison. He expresses his views about the worldwide Black movement for independence, the justice and prison systems in the United States, and the aims of the…

  • Injustices in our legal system today / Charles Garry

    Charles Garry, attorney for the Black Panther Party and other counter culture movements, speaks on the role of attorneys in the failing criminal justice system to an audience of law students and others in Pauley Ballroom at University of California Berkeley on November 11, 1971. The recording of this talk was made available to KPFA…

  • On a taste of power : a Black woman’s story / Elaine Brown ; interviewed by Gerald Horn.

    Elaine Brown, author of “A Taste of Power: A Black Woman’s Story,” and a former Black Panther leader, discusses her book and experiences as a Black Panther. She explains how the Panthers differ from other groups, and the need to educate young Black men away from rape and abuse in their gender relations. Ms. Brown…

  • Soledad brother / produced by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

    On George Jackson and the Soledad Brothers case; also an interview with his mother, Mrs. George Jackson the day after Jackson was killed in prison.