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The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

Mar 08, 2015 1h 53m
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Synopsis

The story of the Black Panthers is often told in a scatter of repackaged parts, often depicting tragic, mythic accounts of violence and criminal activity; but this is an essential story, vibrant, human; a living and breathing chronicle of a pivotal movement that birthed a new revolutionary culture in America.

Title The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
Companies Firelight Films, ITVS, Independent Lens, JustFilms / Ford Foundation, PBS
Countries United States of America
Keywords black panther party, 1960s
Kathleen Cleaver

Kathleen Cleaver

Self - Black Panther Party (archive footage)
Julian Bond

Julian Bond

Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee [SNCC]
Jamal Joseph

Jamal Joseph

Self - Black Panther Party
Blair Anderson

Blair Anderson

Self - Black Panther Party
Omar Barbour

Omar Barbour

Self - Black Panther Party
Elaine Brown

Elaine Brown

Self - Black Panther Party
Scot Brown

Scot Brown

Self - Historian
William Calhoun

William Calhoun

Self - Black Panther Party
Clayborne Carson

Clayborne Carson

Self - Historian
Eldridge Cleaver

Eldridge Cleaver

Self - Black Panther Party (archive footage)
Dennis Cunningham

Dennis Cunningham

Self - Attorney
Emory Douglas

Emory Douglas

Self - Black Panther Party
Flores Forbes

Flores Forbes

Self - Black Panther Party
Sherwin Forte

Sherwin Forte

Self - Black Panther Party
Ronald Freeman

Ronald Freeman

Self - Black Panther Party
Roland Freeman

Roland Freeman

Self - Black Panther Party
Beverly Gage

Beverly Gage

Self - Historian
Ray Gaul

Ray Gaul

Self - Oakland Police Department
Jeff Haas

Jeff Haas

Self - Attorney
Fred Hampton

Fred Hampton

Self - Black Panther Party (archive footage)
Edward Hanrahan

Edward Hanrahan

Self - State's Attorney (archive footage) (as Edward V. Hanrahan)
Elbert Howard

Elbert Howard

Self - Black Panther Party (as Elbert 'Big Man' Howard)
Ericka Huggins

Ericka Huggins

Self - Black Panther Party
Phyllis Jackson

Phyllis Jackson

Self - Black Panther Party
Deborah Johnson

Deborah Johnson

Self - Black Panther Party (as Akua Njeri [Deborah Johnson])
Mike Klonsky

Mike Klonsky

Self - Students for a Democratic Society [SDS]
Mark Kurlansky

Mark Kurlansky

Self - Writer
Bob Lee

Bob Lee

Self - Black Panther Party (archive footage)
David Lemieux

David Lemieux

Self - Black Panther Party
Tarika Lewis

Tarika Lewis

Self - Black Panther Party
Felipe Luciano

Felipe Luciano

Self - Young Lords
Ron McCarthy

Ron McCarthy

Self - Los Angeles Police Department