The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
This is a rally to free Huey Newton held in front of the Alameda County Court House. Lake Merritt is visible in the background. There is a bus with signs that read "HUEY for Congress, Black Panther, Peace & Freedom" and "Withdraw U.S. Troops, Support Black Liberation." Some members of the crowd are carrying large banners, the text of which cannot be read. The crowd is racially mixed.
Concepts:
sign; political protest; bus; banner; rally; African American; crowd; political campaign
Places:
Civic Center, Oakland; Lake Merritt
Organizations:
Black Panther Party
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