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The racist dog policemen must withdraw...

Poster
c. 1970 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

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Object type
TitleThe racist dog policemen must withdraw... (generic title)
Materials and techniques
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].
Dimensions
  • Height: 57.8cm
  • Width: 45.7cm
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
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
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
Collection
Accession number
E.302-2004

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Record createdAugust 6, 2004
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