"Free David Hilliard" poster, 1971

File — Box: 2, Folder: 1

Identifier: 1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This series contains materials from the Black Civil Rights movement in the United States, including a 1938 advertisement for an event featuring Duke Ellington, Juanita Hall, Georgia Burke, and others, put on by the Negro Cultural Committee, and a poster advocating for the freedom of Black Panther prisoners, like David Hilliard.

Dates

Creation: 1971

Langauge of Materials

From the Collection:

Languages represented in the collection: English, Spanish.

Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 7.5 Linear Feet (4 document boxes, 1 oversize doc box, 1 half-size document box, 4 flat oversize boxes)

Additional Description

Note

Original poster, silkscreened in red and black. [Oakland]: [Black Panther Party], 1971. 14 by 20 inches.

David Hilliard, a Chief of Staff for the Black Panther Party, was involved in a shootout with Oakland police. This encounter lead to the death of the teenage militant Bobby Hutton, two police officers being wounded, and Eldridge Cleaver and Hilliard being under arrest. Cleaver was able to flee the country while on bail, while Hilliard was sent to prison.