The racist dog policemen must withdraw...
Poster
c. 1970 (made)
c. 1970 (made)
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The Black Panther Party for Self Defense was founded in 1966 by Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton, the two armed men seen in this poster, as a direct response to the increased instances of police brutality in their local community. The message printed here is a defiant challenge to the guilty law enforcement officers, declaring that their violent behaviour will be met with equally violent retaliation.
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Title | The racist dog policemen must withdraw... (generic title) |
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Brief description | Anti-police brutality Black Panther Party Poster depicting a photograph of Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale standing in front of the Black Panther Party headquarters. USA, c. 1970. |
Physical description | Photographic image of Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton, armed with rifles, standing outside the Black Panther Party Headquarters in Oakland, California (probably at 4421 Grove St. [now Martin Luther King Jr. Way]. |
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Marks and inscriptions | "The racist dog policemen must withdraw immediately from our communities, cease their wanton murder and brutality and torture of black people, or face the wrath of the armed people." |
Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
Production | distributed and posted in New Haven, Connecticut in April 1970 |
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Summary | The Black Panther Party for Self Defense was founded in 1966 by Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton, the two armed men seen in this poster, as a direct response to the increased instances of police brutality in their local community. The message printed here is a defiant challenge to the guilty law enforcement officers, declaring that their violent behaviour will be met with equally violent retaliation. |
Other number | LS.1054 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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Accession number | E.302-2004 |
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Record created | August 6, 2004 |
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