An Introduction to the Black Panther Party

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A 26 page pamphlet about the Black Panther Party. The pamphlet was originally written by the John Brown Society in May 1968 and later edited with new material by The Radical Education Project in May 1969. The front features a black and white image of two men, Bobby Seale and Huey Newton (holding a shotgun), standing in front of a banner reading [BLACK PANTHER PARTY]. The image is framed in red. Below the image, also in red, is the text [AN INTRODUCTION TO / THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY]. Below the title, in smaller red text and incased in a red box, is the text [WRITTEN BY: / THE JOHN BROWN SOCIETY / (P.O. BOX 3236 / SOUTH BERKELEY STATION / BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA / MAY, 1968 / EDITED, WITH NEW MATERIALS, BY: / THE RADICAL EDUCATION PROJECT / MAY, 1969]. At the top right corner is the handwritten description: [Ellen Siegel].

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