And then the New York 21, who questioned after they got out—some of them questioned what was being done with the money raised for their bail and legal fees, and questioned Huey Newton publicly in an underground paper statement, they got expelled. Jonathan Eubanks KATHLEEN CLEAVER: I met Eldridge Cleaver, who came to a conference that SNCC had organized. Stephen Shames/Polaris Images Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan talks with Renee Montagne about The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, Stanley Nelson's … All the evidence came from Eldridge and his attorney. Chicago Defender Archives Taylor Branch So, all of those things came together, and I became interested in the Panther story. They also have free resources for social justice and racial equality. Then they would go to the local police department and say, “Oh, those Panthers have guns. AMY GOODMAN: William O’Neal was his bodyguard, the agent, the informant for the FBI. “Chairman of the Black Panther Party and here he is.Applause. She’s wounded. Now, we’re kind of, “OK, we know.” But back then, I mean, these are kids. Music The Blank Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is the first feature-length documentary to explore the Black Panther Part, its significance to the broader American culture, its cultural awakening for black people, and the painful lessons wrought when a movement derails. In that little space I had, I was the king. Movie Review: ‘The Black Panthers’ The Times critic A.O. (c) 2015 FIRELIGHT FILMS. So, but the law is still in existence, so the Panthers go to Sacramento, the California State Capitol, and walk into the Legislature with guns drawn. And I’m going to do as much as I can, I’m going to start right now. Pat Thomas Mel and Marilyn Cherman Ed Boyer BLACK PANTHER PARTY 10-POINT PROGRAM: What we want, what we believe. has refused to take corporate or government funding, because nothing is more important to us than our editorial independence. And, in fact, there were like five when I got there, because most of them were in Santa Rita prison after the visit to Sacramento. SOT: Stanley Nelson, Director & Producer He drank the juice, and he was drugged. UNIDENTIFIED: And I want you people to stick together. Yeah, I mean, one of the most amazing things about Fred Hampton, besides the fact that he was 21 years old when he’s making these speeches and he’s head of the Chicago branch of the Panthers, is one thing that he always talked about was racial unity. Antonio Lopez We also speak with Stanley Nelson, the film’s award-winning director. This is a coffee table art book and biography of Yippie Jerry Rubin. MICHAEL McCARTY: Bob Lee, who was our deputy field marshal, had a meeting with them, and he was explaining why we should work together. It’s five of us, because all the other Panthers have been arrested for going to Sacramento. Benjamin Frankenberg REPORTER: All right, running down the street now, toward the building, to see what’s going on. Please do your part today. They were so happy that the party was split. Copy may not be in its final form. FELIPE LUCIANO: Eldridge had this incredible ability to encapsulate a thought that stabbed right into the heart of the enemy. You’ve said you’re on our side. And Eldridge and Bobby Hutton ended up in a basement of a house. ELAINE BROWN: I was a cocktail waitress in a white strip club two years before I joined the Black Panther Party. Save this story for later. Image Fortress Corp This post provides a roundup of free anti-racism webinars on-demand, as well as a few resources for people of color such as racial wound healing and therapy/funds dedicated to POC, and many recommended anti-racism books, articles, toolkits, YouTube videos, movies/TV shows, podcasts and self-care ⦠He pretty much has immunity; he can do whatever he wants. Interview: Stanley Nelson, Director Of 'The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution' In The Black Panthers, director Stanley Nelson explores the group's rise to prominence, including early efforts to address police brutality in Oakland, Calif. Black Panthers. You know, you better raid the office.” And so, also the Panthers, one of their directives for Panther members was: Don’t let the police just come and break down your door. So King was their number one target. STANLEY NELSON: Right. ‘The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution’ Stanley Nelson’s documentary traces the rise and fall of the Black Panthers, relying on a rich … It sheds a lot of objective light on the gun-toting revolutionaries. Nate Horowitz 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. Oddball Film & Video Maybe Emory was with us, I’m not sure. REPORTER: The State Assembly was in the midst of a heated debate when the young Negroes, armed with loaded rifles, shotguns and pistols, marched into the Capitol. Found inside â Page 217Barber, D. (2006): âLeading the Vanguard: White New Leftists School the Panthers on Black Revolution.â In: J. Lazerow / Y. Williams (eds.), In Search of the Black Panther Party: New Perspectives on a Revolutionary Movement, Durham: Duke ... “The Black Panther Party is simply the vanguard of the revolution,” he declared. was a TV show on ABC, you know, with Efrem Zimbalist Jr. That was the FBI. Earl Leon Anthony The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution a three-part series covering African-American history and the revolutionary Black Panther Party. And so, Huey’s believing that Eldridge wants him to come to Algeria so he can kill him. Black internationalism : Malcolm X and the rise of global solidarity -- The fire this time : SNCC, Jews, and the demise of the beloved community -- Reformers not revolutionaries : the NAACP, Bayard Rustin, and Israel -- Balanced and guarded ... Jaime Lucero Jr. Institut national de l'audiovisuel (INA) Rhon G. Flatts Antonio Rossi Not only a story of justice delivered, this book puts Hampton in the spotlight as a dynamic community leader and an inspiration for those in the ongoing fight against injustice and police brutality. The transcript, brimming with footnotes pointing to source materials, is a wonderful resource for educators, students, film buffs, and people wishing to learn more about the Black Panthers. -Amy Goodman. And all their principles in the black—it was one of the first organizations based on the concept of black power that had been articulated in Mississippi and by SNCC. I want to go to a clip, but maybe you can set it up for us, of Fred Hampton, who’s actually espousing racial unity. Huey wasn’t armed, but he ended up taking a policeman’s gun and ended up in a shootout, shooting episode. KATHLEEN CLEAVER: There was an incident in October of 1967 when he was confronted by a policeman, an Oakland policeman. Solomon. AMY GOODMAN: This is a clip from The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution. SOT: Marlon Brando And they kind of laughed. And so, the manner in which the organization was being dismantled was very vicious and very violent, but we were determined to defend ourselves and not to let that happen. The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution von Stanley Nelson (2015) Judas and the Black Messiah von Shaka King (2021) Literatur. Tolbert Small KATHLEEN CLEAVER: I heard a story that Fred Hampton was told, shortly after Martin Luther King’s death, by a policeman: “You’re next.” Because by the COINTELPRO standards, they were making certain that no black leader could rise to be a messiah to unify the black masses. “The Forever Prisoner”: Alex Gibney on How Patient Zero of CIA’s Torture Program Still Held at Gitmo, Rev. An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. STANLEY NELSON: State legislator in Oakland says, “OK, we can’t have that.” So he introduces a law to ban carrying weapons in the open. NARRATOR How did that happen? J. Leo Randolph Stu Richel Charles E. Jones And then my daughter was born in Pyongyang the follow year. 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. STANLEY NELSON: And a group of school kids. So all these cameras are on Ronald Reagan, when all of a sudden they see all these black men with guns. It was about housing. Mark Kitchell They had shooting ports. Center for Sacramento History, KCRA TV Film Collection Black Pantthers WILLIAM CALHOUN: The great strength of the Black Panther Party was its ideals and its youthful vigor and enthusiasm. So, as we document in the film, African Americans all over the country are like, “Whoa! Cliff Charles, Sound Recordists I mean—. ERICKA HUGGINS: I was a student at Lincoln University outside Philly when I first heard about the Black Panther Party. I’ve worked on a few other documentaries, including The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, directed by Stanley Nelson Jr. So all the cameras are on Ronald Reagan, when all of a sudden—. J. EDGAR HOOVER: I think very definitely it is. SOT:Rita Williams Garcia, Writer What he actually did, I found out many years later, was he went to Montreal. March 01, 2017 3:50 PM. That sometimes can be very dangerous, especially when you’re up against the United States government. You know, and there’s a scene in there afterwards where they put sticks in the holes. This is a rush transcript. He had a big portrait of Huey. 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. AMY GOODMAN: He’s now a journalist with Truthdig. He had been the leader of the NAACP youth branch in Chicago. Yasmin Garcia And so, the proceedings of what’s going on in the party and people being—when Geronimo, who had led the amazing defense of the Panthers against the LAPD, Geronimo is expelled and accused of being all sorts of things, that was a huge blow in the party, and a lot of confusion. KATHLEEN CLEAVER: It’s important to recognize the informant who’s in there—, KATHLEEN CLEAVER: —had drugged Fred Hampton’s orange juice. The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution If you’re interested in the Civil Rights Movement or the Black Panther Party, check Stanley Nelson’s new doc out. substancial - Free ebook download as Text File (.txt), PDF File (.pdf) or read book online for free. 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