Feb 27, 2003 - Sale 1961

Sale 1961 - Lot 149

Price Realized: $ 1,725
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
(BLACK PANTHERS.) Group of 50 printed pieces relating to the Black Panthers, most in the form of small broadsides or flyers; condition generally very good. Philadelphia, 1969-73

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Interesting group of handbills relating to the Panthers in general and the problems facing Blacks in Philadelphia in particular. While there is much on Huey Newton, Angela Davis, et al, there is a substantial amount of material dealing with police brutality in Philadelphia, conducted with the blessings of the notorious police chief Frank Rizzo.