American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana

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Lot 78

[BLACK PANTHER PARTY]. A group of flyers and other ephemera related to the imprisonment of Bobby Seale and other Black Panther Party members.

Lot 78

[BLACK PANTHER PARTY]. A group of flyers and other ephemera related to the imprisonment of Bobby Seale and other Black Panther Party members.

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Estimate: $500 - $700

Estimate$500 – $700

Status

Closed

[BLACK PANTHER PARTY]. A group of flyers and other ephemera related to the imprisonment of Bobby Seale and other Black Panther Party members.

DOUGLAS, Emory (artist, b. 1942). The Black Panther Manifesto: The Fascists Have Already Decided in Advance to Murder Chairman Bobby Seale in the Electric Chair. San Francisco: Black Panther Party Legal Defense Fund, n.d. 11 x 17 in. printed poster (some creasing including horizontal central crease, minor spotting). Douglas, the graphic designer who worked as the Black Panther Minister of Culture created this arresting image of Bobby Seale strapped, barefoot in an electric chair. Seale had been arrested and sentenced to four years in prison as one of the original "Chicago Eight" charged with conspiracy and inciting a riot in the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

Free / Bobby Seale / Ericka Huggins. N.p.: [C.U.P.P.], ca 1971. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. printed handbill (minor chipping and creasing to edges and corners). Announces a rally to take place on 17 November, at the New Federal Building on Los Angeles Street in Los Angeles, CA. The rally will feature speakers from the Black Panther Party, the C.U.P.P., and the National united Committee to Free Angela Davis. "Their Trial Begins Today...If we fail to act now, the state will surely convict them. This will lay the foundation for future Murders. Angela's life, and thousands of other political prisoners are also at stake. At the rally we will discuss and plan future actions."

And 2 other items, including a photocopied letter on Committee to Defend the Panthers letterhead asking for funds, and a photocopied flyer announcing a rally for political prisoners including Bobby Seale, Lonnie McLucas, Martin Sostre, the Soledad Brothers, and others.

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Katie Horstman

VP, Head of Department, American Historical Ephemera and Early Photography

katiehorstman@freemansauction.com 513.666.4958

Ms. Horstman has spent over a decade specializing in historic photography and Americana at auction. During her tenure, she has overseen several notable single owner auctions, including property from the inventory of celebrated Americana and antique arms expert Norm Flayderman. During her time with the firm, she has maintained an active membership in the Daguerreian Society. Ms. Horstman holds an MA in Art History from the University of Cincinnati and a BA in Art History from The Ohio State University.

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American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana

[BLACK PANTHER PARTY]. A group of flyers and other ephemera related to the imprisonment of Bobby Seale and other Black Panther Party members.

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