1969 · San Francisco
by [Newton, Huey]; [Black Panther Party]
San Francisco: [Black Panther Party], 1969. Original poster printed in black and red, measuring 17 1/2" x 21 3/4". Untrimmed at left and right edges (register marks still present). Near Fine, very bright and clean, with faint corner crease at bottom left. From the collection of a journalist/acivist who was involved in the defense of the Black Panthers.
A visually striking poster announcing a May Day rally to force the US government to grant Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton release on bail. The text at the bottom reads: "Exhausting all legal means. Federal Judge Alfonso J. Zirpoli has set May 1st for a hearing to make the Reagan-Alioto (truncated)
A visually striking poster announcing a May Day rally to force the US government to grant Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton release on bail. The text at the bottom reads: "Exhausting all legal means. Federal Judge Alfonso J. Zirpoli has set May 1st for a hearing to make the Reagan-Alioto (truncated)