Bird, Joan
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Johns Hopkins University collection of African American political activism
Collection
Identifier: MS-0848
Abstract
The Johns Hopkins University collection of African American political activism in the United States consists of broadsides, photographs, and newspaper clippings that were primarily created around the time of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements between the 1950s and 1970s.
Dates:
1861 - 2004
Found in:
Special Collections
Photographs of Black Panther Party members following court verdicts, 1968 - 1971
File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151034443782], Folder: 34
Scope and Contents
Four black and white photographs of Black Panther Party members as they react to court verdicts, along with information about their cases. In three of the photographs, the people pictured were acquitted of their charges, while the fourth resulted in a prison sentence and a fine.The first photograph, from May 22, 1968, shows H. Rap Brown holding his wife Lynn Doswell's hand after receiving a verdict of a five-year sentence, which he would serve at Attica, and a $2000 fine for a...
Dates:
1968 - 1971
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- African American periodicals 1
- Christmas cards 1
- Courts 1
- Political activists 1
- Slavery 1
- Women--Suffrage 1
- broadsides (notices) 1
- fliers (printed matter) 1
- newspapers 1
- photographs 1
- posters 1
- scrapbooks 1 + ∧ less
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