Hutton, Bobby

  • 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…

  • Bobby Seale in Oakland : the De Fremery Park rally

    Bobby Seale delivers a speech about the aims and methods of the Black Panther Party, the day after 17-year-old Bobby Hutton was killed by the Oakland Police. The rally was held at DeFremery Park in Oakland, California, April 7, 1968.