Black Panther

Synopsis: This is the film the Black Panthers used to promote their cause. Shot in 1969, in Oakland, San Francisco and Sacramento, this exemplar of 1960s activist filmmaking traces the development of the Black Panther organisation. In an interview from jail, Minister of Defense Huey P. Newton describes the origins of the Panther Party, Eldridge Cleaver explains the Panthers’ appeal to the Black community, and Chairman Bobby Seale enumerates the Panther 10-Point Program as Panthers march and demonstrate. [15 minutes]
Language: English
Country: United States
Year of release: 1969
Subjects: Social Studies; Politics & government
Keywords: social action; Black Panther Party; American Studies

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