(Basic information for each photograph can be found in a gallery guide.) FAQ The Black Panthers captured the political imagination of young blacks. "It had gotten what it could get, and something else was needed; new tactics were needed.". Music :12 Still, the Pantherslegacy looms large. SOT: Jim Dunbar, Journalist I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW -- WHAT I THINK WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED AND ARE GETTING OUT THERE IN THE STREETS CONTINUE TO DO THAT AND THAT YOUNG PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED IN A MOVEMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME, YOU KNOW, AND THEY -- THE POLITICALNESS OF THEIR LIVES WILL STAY THERE, YOU KNOW? YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE LESSONS -- IT'S FUNNY YOU SHOULD MENTION ALL THAT BECAUSE THAT WAS GOING TO BE ONE OF MY BIG QUESTIONS, ONE OF MY BIG POINTS AND YOU JUMPED RIGHT TO IT, BUT THE OTHER BIG LESSON I THINK THAT IS OFTEN FORGOTTEN IS TO NEVER UNDERESTIMATE HOW MUCH THE POWERS THAT BE, THE STATE, WILL USE ITS POWER --. A new revolutionary culture was emerging and it sought to drastically transform the system. BBC Motion Gallery The Black Panthers movement. Another striking photograph from the same day shows Newton and Central Committee Member Elaine Brown sharing a victorious embrace. Some societies use Oxford Academic personal accounts to provide access to their members. Written, Produced and Directed by Emory Douglas A century has passed since Marcus Garvey built the largest mass movement organization among blacks in American history. Mitchell Gersten IT'S NOT LIKE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THEM -- SOME OF THEM WILL JUST GO BACK TO THEIR JOBS AND NEVER, YOU KNOW, NEVER SAY ANOTHER WORD, BUT MANY OF THEM WILL BE POLITICIZED FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT. Jaime Lucero Jr. Institut national de l'audiovisuel (INA) FILM SOT: Dear Mr. Newton, Im a 13 year old student and I want to be a Black Panther.Does it matter what your religition Is?What are some qualifircations to be a black Panther?P.S. YOU KNOW, I WAS BORN, YOU KNOW, IN 1951 SO FOR THE FIRST 15 YEARS OF MY LIFE I NEVER EVER SAW A BLACK MAN PUT HIS FINGER IN A WHITE MAN'S FACE AND SAY, NO, NO, NO. Young politically-minded people should see it and learn some history of revolutionary politics in the US. Choose this option to get remote access when outside your institution. YOU KNOW, WE WANTED TO GIVE THAT IDEA TO PEOPLE SO THEY COULD, YOU KNOW, SEE FOR THEMSELVES. NARRATOR SOT: Kathleen Cleaver Revisit the turbulent 1960s, when a new revolutionary culture emerged with the Black Panther Party at the vanguard. The film combines archival footage and interviews with surviving Panthers and FBI agents to tell the story of the revolutionary black organization the Black Panther Party. Stephen Shames revisits his chronicle of American activism. SOT: Kathleen Cleaver, Black Panther Party Bruno Barbey/Magnum Photos I HADN'T EVEN NOTICED THAT YOU DIDN'T HAVE A NARRATOR BEFORE. Sahra Mellesse Vision & Justice. Chairman of the Black Panther Party and here he is.Applause. Caroline Tompkins Explores the Territory between Fear and Desire, Apertures Best Photography Features of 2022, Announcing Pao Houa Her as the Recipient of the 202324 Next Step Award. The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015) Format: DVD Genre: Special Interest-Documentary. YOU KNOW, THE POLICE AND THE POLICE UNIONS ARE VERY, VERY ORGANIZED AND WILL DO ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, TO HOLD ON TO THE POWER THAT THEY HAVE AND THE MONEY THAT THEY HAVE. Getty Images You can find out about upcoming screenings of The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution at www.TheBlackPanthers.com. Police harassment and brutality against young black men became one of the main sources of recruitment for the Black Panthers. Read reviews and buy The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2016) at Target. Did Man Who Armed Black Panthers Lead Two Lives. Kia Campbell YEAH, I MEAN, I THINK THERE IS ALREADY A BACKLASH, I THINK PEOPLE ARE STEELING THEMSELVES TO FIGHT IT AND BACKLASH. Black Panthers Following successful sign in, you will be returned to Oxford Academic. The Black Panther Party is simply the vanguard of the revolution, he declared. AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW, PEOPLE ARE SEEING IT AND I DON'T THINK THEY WILL BE ABLE TO UNLEARN IT. The result was, as is portrayed in the film, COINTELPRO the Counter Intelligence Program organized and implemented by J. Edgar Hoovers FBI to harass, discredit and destroy the Black Panthers and other revolutionary organizations by every dirty trick imaginable, up to and including trumped-up criminal charges and outright assassination. Estate of Howard Brodie, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, [reproduction number, e.g., LC-USZ62-123456], ABC Videosource It was a statement that perfectly encapsulated the Partys unprecedented influence in the social, cultural, and political psyche of the United States. UCLA Film & Television Archive BECAUSE THAT ESSENTIALLY, ALL ELSE ASIDE, THAT ESSENTIALLY, THAT ALL OUT WAR AGAINST THE PANTHERS IS WHAT ULTIMATELY UNDID THEM, RIGHT? Yet, the further we travel away from the Panther era, the greater our chance to distort that reality. William Pharr, one of the LA Panther defenders, published his autobiography Nine Lives of a Black Panther: A Story of Survival in 2014, including an account of the shootout. Much of the archival footage used in the film has never been publicly broadcast before, with much time and effort going into locating and digitizing obscure resources. Performed by The Last Poets THE PANTHERS WERE IN YOUR FACE AND SAID, NO, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE. Infamous wiretaps of the Black Panthers were never accessed through the Freedom of Information Act, despite repeated attempts on behalf of the producer. Tommy Hawkins Antonio Lopez Gautam Choudhury [BP Bobby Hutton TRT 1:04] SOT: Stanley Nelson, Director & Producer By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing, (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People William Klein After the U.S. civil rights movement, change and a revolutionary counter culture emerged in the late 1960s.A historical documentary traces the disputes that raged over racial inequality and civil rights and the new political party that emerged.VOAs Carolyn Turner, reports onThe Black Panthers, Vanguards of the Revolution.. Karin Stanford SOT:Stanley Nelson, Director & Producer Janice A Garrett-Fort National Archives and Records Administration The film ends with the statement that 20 Black Panthers are still in prison, over four decades after the Party rocked the nation. HOST TAG SO WHAT CAN BLACK LIVES MATTER AND THE OTHER SOCIAL MOVEMENTS WHO HAVE TAKEN TO THE STREETS, ARE PROTESTING SINCE THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD, WHAT CAN THEY LEARN FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF THE PANTHERS? The Black Panther party flashed across the nation's consciousness in the latter half of the 1960s, following the integrationist, nonviolent, and mainly southern-oriented civil rights movement. Erica Ball 825 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10019, WNET is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The Black Panthers knew how to exploit the media. The youthfulness of the Panthers was an asset, a potency that enhanced the reach of their radical actions. A new revolutionary culture was emerging and it sought to drastically transform the system. Am I Black Enough for You Bobby Huttonbecame a martyr for the Black Power cause, which fueled other sympathetic causes across the country to support them in solidarity. How Many Ukrainian Refugees Will Return Home? Chicago Defender Archives Kellita Smith Jim Wall, Consultants I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S HAPPENING IN THE MOMENT THAT WE'RE LIVING IN NOW IS THE POWERS THAT BE ARE SAYING, YOU KNOW, GIVING THE MOVEMENT ITS HEAD. Stanley's documentary, "The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution," is streaming on PBS and also re-airing this week on Independent Lens on Thirteen and WLIW. White House Communications Agency If you cannot sign in, please contact your librarian. The party captured the imagination of the urban black youth and black college students and won allies in the predominantly white antiVietnam War movement and among Latino and Asian American activists. Their causes, with slogans like power to the people and creating a better world are relevant again in an era that has seen the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement and tense relations between African American communities and the police. Stephen Shames revisits his chronicleof American activism. Greg Quedens The free breakfast program was one of those ideas that just kind of arose out of a need. Tribune Content Agency Billy X Jennings Price: $21.24. Riley Linebaugh Third World Newsreel If the lessons of the Partys successes and failures can offer us any insight, it would be their insistent demand to organize, resist, and ultimately, to act. Stephen Shames, Black Panthers carry George Jacksons coffin into St. Augustines Episcopal Church for his funeral service as a huge crowd watches, Oakland, California, August 28, 1971Courtesy Steven Kasher Gallery, New York. Power to the People: The Black Panthers in Photographs by Stephen Shames and Graphics by Emory Douglas is on view at Steven Kasher Gallery, New York, through October 29, 2016. The legacyof Hoovers actionsinfiltration, assassinations, criminalist discourse about the Panthersstill lingers. Executive Director Partners And for Newton, the revolution would belong to the people. Pat Thomas Claudia Katayanagi See below. The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is a 2015 American documentary film directed and written by Stanley Nelson Jr.. FILMSOT: Photographerstook our pictures, they took advantage they put them in newspapers they put them on magazines, and that look that we projected, the leather jackets the big AFRO the shades, that became a hit !Obviously photographers were drawn to it. Administered by Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI) If you see Sign in through society site in the sign in pane within a journal: If you do not have a society account or have forgotten your username or password, please contact your society. This documentary tells the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party, one of the 20th century's most alluring and controversial organizations that captivated the world's attention for nearly Read allThis documentary tells the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party, one of the 20th century's most alluring and controversial organizations that captivated the world's attention for nearly 50 years.This documentary tells the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party, one of the 20th century's most alluring and controversial organizations that captivated the world's attention for nearly 50 years. Center for Sacramento History, KCRA TV Film Collection The protests over George Floyds death in police custody have ignited what some are calling the next civil rights movement. They famously had an image of openly bearing arms and their overall approach was of a more confrontational style than that preached by Martin Luther King. Nelson interviewed over fifty people for the film, with around thirty making it into the final cut. The Black Panthers condemnations of injustice, oppression and brutality in the late 60s and early 70s reverberate again in one city after another. IT'S LIKE YOU GIVE A HORSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S REINS, GO AHEAD, I HAVE TO LET YOU RUN, I CAN'T STOP YOU. Written by James Brown and Fred Wesley Avram Billig Benny Mouthon, CAS, Animation and Graphics The Seattle Times Courtesy of Umar Bin Hassan, Express Yourself We want nonviolence just like Martin Luther King.Nonviolence on the part of who?To sit and watch ourselves be slaughtered like our brother?We must defend ourselves.By any means necessary. Carolyn Turner, VOA NEWS, Washington. This sense of empathy comes across even in scenes of funeral processions, a testament to Shamess commitment as a documentarian. This was a break from Martin Luther King and the suits and ties and that kind of "we're going to look proper." Filmmaker Stanley Nelson says it was a revolutionary time. Abstract: "The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is the first feature length documentary to explore the Black Panther Party, its significance to the broader American culture, its cultural and political awakening for black people, and the painful lessons wrought when a movement derails. This article is also available for rental through DeepDyve. The idea of writing letters to people's husbands or wives to tear them apart that was one of the tactics that the FBI was using, but just anything that they could possibly do to tear people apart and to create the sense of paranoia because you didn't know what was going on. The Black Panthers were formed to stand up for blacks in the more 'equal' urban areas who were still put upon by the white authorities and who still suffered much racism. Editor's note: Back in February, we held an event with filmmaker Stanley Nelson to talk about his now Emmy-nominated film, The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution. hide caption. LISTEN, I WAS GOING TO LEAVE THIS TO THE END BUT I'M GOING TO SAY IT AT THE BEGINNING. List Price: $24.99 $24.99. You didn't know what was true or what was not true; you didn't know who your friends were. We Know We Got to Live Together Holland Lake and the Consent of the Governed, Harvards Kennedy School: Key Part Of The Military-Industrial Complex, Turning Influence Into Money in the EU Parliament, The Politics of Regionalism: Secession vs. Interdependence, Think Big Techs Thousands of Layoffs Indicate a Coming Recession? Marc Nortons website is MarcNortonOnline. Robel Butler Jia Yu Wu, Associated Press WHAT'S THE REALITY THAT YOU WANTED TO CONVEY IN YOUR FILM? YOU KNOW, YOU MENTIONED BACKLASH AND I WAS THINKING BECAUSE I WAS THERE, TO REMEMBER IT ALL, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED AS A RESULT OF THE TUMULT OF THE 1960s IN PARTICULAR, THE VIOLENCE AND TUMULT OF 1968 WAS IN PART -- IN PART IT LED TO THE ELECTION OF RICHARD NIXON, RIGHT, AND THE FAMOUS BACKLASH. Sam Aleshinloye/Courtesy of Firelight Media Federal Bureau of Investigation DVD is still in shrink wrap with original seal and stickers. The Black Panthers were absolutely unique. The Philadelphia Inquirer As we witness the rise of a new group of young, black, activists in the U.S., and as we continue pursuing a vision of liberty that includes all Americans, the story of the Black Panther Party remains a vital point of reference. Courtesy of Republic Records There are different stories about how it actually started, but the Panthers saw that young kids were not being fed breakfast before school; there was no national government program to give kids a healthy meal before school. Darryl Wilson "It's made people want to see the film and want to understand how this was happening 50 years ago and it's still happening now," he says. Angela Arnold Qty: Add to Cart. FILMSOT: Yourre talking about people who are teenagers, 17, 18, 20.Thats the of the Panthers.The fact that we were so young the fact that we never recognized how startling we were to people. Featuring Kathleen Cleaver, Jamal Joseph, Ericka Huggins, and dozens of others, as well as archival footage of the late Huey P. Newton and Eldridge Cleaver, The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution tells the story of a pivotal movement that gave rise to a new revolutionary culture in America. SOT: Marlon Brando the black panthers: vanguard of the revolution transcript 201.518.2979. who owns new reader magazine; kirkstall road, leeds. If your institution is not listed or you cannot sign in to your institutions website, please contact your librarian or administrator. The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution: Screening and Discussion. WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT AND THIS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES THOSE TACTICS WERE USED. Instead of consistent labels denoting the names, locations, and dates of Shamess subjects, the decision to display only selected interview excerpts on the gallery walls, drawn from the book, curtails an objective interpretation. The Panthers struck a chord among black youth for definite historical reasons. Perhaps this missed opportunity is a consequence of hindsight. More than 40 years after the Black Panther Party was founded the group and its leadership remain powerful and enduring images in our popular . It is also Independent Lens' highest rated and most-streamed [] Courtesy of Stephen Shames and Firelight Media, Sam Aleshinloye/Courtesy of Firelight Media. I WONDER IF YOU SEE -- IF YOU CAN ELABORATE, I GUESS, IF YOU SEE THAT THAT COULD BE A THREAT TO THIS -- TO THE DEMONSTRATIONS AND THE PROTESTS NOW. THE PANTHERS CHANGED THE WAY WE RESPOND AS AFRICAN-AMERICANS. SOT: Jim Dunbar, Journalist Stanley Nelson's previous films include the documentary Freedom Summer, which he wrote, produced and directed. Shamess photographsvintage and contemporary gelatin-silver printsare displayed thematically and loosely follow the timeline of the Panthers rise and most active periods of operation. SO THE PANTHERS IN MANY WAYS DIDN'T KIND OF UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO THEM. Here you will find options to view and activate subscriptions, manage institutional settings and access options, access usage statistics, and more. A new revolutionary culture was emerging and it sought to drastically transform the system. The idea of the black leather jacket and the beret came from Huey Newton and Bobby Seale and they came up with the idea because they said, "Every young black man has a black leather jacket or can get one or can borrow one if they can't buy one." Stephen Shames, Children at a Free Huey, Free Bobby rally in front of the Federal Building, San Francisco, California, February, 1970Courtesy Steven Kasher Gallery, New York. Black Panthers: Vanguards of the Revolution - Part 3 share Print After the U.S. civil rights movement, change and a revolutionary counter culture emerged in the late 1960's. A historical. Stanley Nelson tells the vibrant story of a movement vital once more. Miranda Sullivan Stephen Shames, Angela Davis, who was a Black Panther for six months, speaks at a Free Huey rally in Defremery Park, Oakland, California, November 12, 1969Courtesy Steven Kasher Gallery, New York. Filmmaker Stanley Nelson says the Black Panthers caught everyones attention. Pirkle Jones & Ruth-Marion Baruch MCF Without the kind of authoritative contexta museum or historical institution might provide, this presentation fails to engage with internal rifts and conflicts, a much-needed perspective on gender politics, or the Partys eventual demise. Sacramento Bee/ZUMAPRESS The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution fills that void. Both of these twentieth-century movements, which captured the imagination of young African Americans, declined in less than a decade. FILMSOT: We see traces of their actions in the interventions of the Black Lives Matter movement, asserting the humanity of black people in the face of incessant state-sanctioned violence, or in the vision of The Black School, a new experimental art school which foregrounds radical black politics and socially engaged art as methodology for educating students. Master documentarian Stanley Nelson goes straight . http://www.theblackpanthers.co.uk/The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is available on DVD.Change was coming to America and the fault lines could n. "They would observe the police and make sure that no brutality occurred," filmmaker Stanley Nelson tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross. The film explores the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party, one of the 20th centurys most controversial organizations. by Laurens Grant. It was this new look and they looked so cool, everybody who was young wanted to be a Panther because of the look. Fred Hampton, Jr. Morley Markson Edited by dqui kioni-sadiki and Matt Meyer. Critical Past Stu Richel All rights reserved. We hear a great deal about the Black Panthers Courtesy of Music Power/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) Stephen Shames, Kathleen Cleaver, Communications Secretary and the first female member of the Partys decision-making Central Committee, talks with Black Panthers from Los Angeles, in DeFremery Park, West Oakland, California,July 28, 1968Courtesy Steven Kasher Gallery, New York. The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is the first feature length documentary to showcase the Black Panther Party, its significance to the broader American culture, its cultural and political awakening for black people, and the . Corbis It is Nelson Jr.'s eighth film to premiere at Sundance. Music :10 Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, LOOK Magazine Photograph Collection, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, The exhibition, however, resists sustained analysis in favor of the images. And as the country searches for permanent solutions to larger social and racial problems permeating through society, were also reminded of another movement in our nations history that was both radical and often misunderstood. Courtesy of Legacy Recordings Hilary Hughley SO I THINK THERE WILL BE, YOU KNOW, A STRONG -- IT'S NOT EVEN A BACKLASH -- A STRONG COUNTER TO WHAT'S GOING ON NOW AND I THINK IN SOME WAYS WE'RE LIVING IN SUCH A STRONG MOMENT THAT -- THAT, YOU KNOW, THE POWERS THAT BE ARE JUST KIND OF LETTING PEOPLE HAVE THEIR REIGN. Nola Nelson KRON-TV Nelson has directed and produced numerous acclaimed films, including Freedom Summer, Freedom Riders, Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple and The Murder of Emmett Till. Click the account icon in the top right to: Oxford Academic is home to a wide variety of products. Lauren Wimbush Sara W. Duke John Shearer AND SO THAT MADE UP IN SOME WAYS A LOT OF THE BACKBONE OF THE FILM. View your signed in personal account and access account management features. Select your institution from the list provided, which will take you to your institution's website to sign in. TURAN: Well, as you can imagine that overthrowing of the United States government caught the attention of J. Edgar. Nelsons film documents what those who lived through it already know that the Panthers quickly became a mass movement throughout the country. Board of Trustees Performed by Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band Stanley Nelson, Assistant Producer/Researcher Marcia A. Smith. . Stephen Shames, Black Panther member sells The Black Panther, the Partys newspaper, in the Roxbury section of Boston, Massachusetts, 1970Courtesy Steven Kasher Gallery, New York. NARRATOR "The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution," a documentary on the 60s civil rights group 37,478 views Sep 25, 2015 741 Dislike Share NOWNESS 900K subscribers Shades, afros,. Except for books, Amazon will . [4] It will be followed by Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and The Slave Trade: Creating a New World. Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc. AS WE SEARCH FOR PERMANENT SOLUTIONS TO SYSTEMIC SOCIAL AND RACIAL PROBLEMS WE ARE REMINDED OF ANOTHER MOVEMENT IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY THAT WAS BOTH RADICAL AND OFTEN MISUNDERSTOOD. (Actor), Stanley Nelson (Director) Rated: PG-13. The look was very, very calculated. Raquel Stewart The Black Panthers condemnations of injustice, oppression and brutality in the late 60s and early 70s reverberate again in one city after another. Washington University Film & TV Archive The short life of former Black Panther Party Illinois Chapter Chairman Fred Hampton is dramatized brilliantly in Shaka King's latest feature, the acclaimed Judas and the Black Messiah. 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