THREE BLACK PANTHER HANDBILLS 1969-1970
New York/Philadelphia: 1969/1970. Three Black Panther handbills from 1969 and 1970; VG;
The first is a two-page mimeographed handbill issued in New York on December 8, 1969, just four days after the assassination of Fred Hampton. The recto is headlined “Stop the Persecution of the Black Panther Party” and addresses the death of Hampton and a raid on the Black Panthers’ Los Angeles office. The bottom announces an anti-Nixon demonstration at the Waldorf organized by Youth Against War & Fascism. The verso advertises the fundraising efforts of the Defense Committee for the Wilmington “8”, which organized demonstrations and raised funds for the defense of 8 men convicted of assaulting two FBI agents in October of 1968. New York, 1969. Quarto, two pages. Two page mimeographed handbill on one sheet of light-yellow 8.5” x 11” copy paper. Very good condition. There is some uneven age-toning along the left and bottom edges (of recto), a ¼-inch closed tear on the right edge, and two small ink-marks in the left margin of the verso.;
The second is a mimeographed handbill printed April 1969, announcing a demonstration at the bail hearing for the Panther 21. A vintage document from one of the seminal events in the history of black radical activism. New York, 1969. Quarto, one page. One page handbill on beige 8.5” x 11” copy paper. Very good condition. Document shows two vertical and two horizontal creases from folding, and a ¼-inch closed tear at the top edge.;
The third is a two-page mimeographed handbill printed by the Philadelphia Branch of the Black Panther Party in March of 1970 addressing the recent death (March 2, 1970) of James Hamilton at the hands of police. Head-lined “Cisco-Kidd Pig Rizzo Oinks Again!”, the document blends typescript, hand-writing, illustration and copied newsprint. Frank Rizzo, then-police commissioner and future mayor of Philadelphia, is the subject of the handbill’s polemic. Philadelphia, 1970. Quarto, two pages. Two page handbill on single sheet of white 8.5” x 11” copy paper. Very good condition. The document has some uneven age-toning on both pages, two small closed tears in the bottom and top-left margins, and one crease from folding.;
CX Consignment; shelved case 0.
1348372
Shelved Dupont Bookstore
Price: $800