Co-founder of the Black Panther Party for self defense, Bobby Seale, seated in the organization's office, speaks about brutality and discrimination by police against African Americans in Oakland, California. He believes that black citizens are unfairly blamed for social unrest and claims that police and business interests are responsible. Sign on wall behind him reads: "Set Huey Free"
American writer, political activist, and Black Panther Party leader, Leroy Eldridge Cleaver, speaks about the impact of the Black Panthers on the situation in Oakland California. Eldridge Cleaver asserts that African American people are oppressed by the police and business interests. A white American policeman passes by on his motorcycle. Black Americans on streets. Black Panther Party members, including Elbert Howard and Bobby Seale, discuss the effect the Black Panther Party can have on police, as well as on African American troublemakers.
Black Panther Party members demonstrate and march in Oakland, California during civil rights movement. They carry Black Panther banners and line up in formation to listen to Party leaders at Hutton Memorial Park. They briefly give the 'black power' salute. African American leaders shown at a podium before the demonstration assembly. Camera pans up to a 'black power' fist symbol above podium. Voiceover narration carries themes of Black Panther philosophy.
Black Panther Party members sing and chant "No more brothers in jail" and "No more Pigs in our community" outside the Alameda County Court House building in Oakland California. Members join in chorus. Helmeted police officers come out of the courthouse and take up defensive positions backed against a granite arrives to maintain law and order. Singer chant "The revolution has come, time to pick up the guns." African American man speaks in his office for the rights of black Americans. Black panther party members march, saluting the 'black power' fist salute as they march. Black Panther members gather together with Peace and Freedom Party members (Peace & Freedom party) to talk about civil rights and government, and to demonstrate together for release of Black Panther leader Huey Newton. "Free Huey" signs seen. Black Panther members and hippies talking. Book titled 'Venceremos' by Che Guevara is shown leaning on window beside speaker.
View of San Francisco skyline as seen from across bay in the City of Oakland, California. Buses and heavy vehicle traffic on the streets of Oakland. Montage shows scenes in Oakland, including an orchestra band playing and various sports such as ice hockey and baseball. Narrator describes contrast of wealthy areas of city with poor areas of city. African American citizens along streets and sidewalks and near apartments and homes. Black woman walking with child. Black American children play. Black American men on streets. Still images of African American citizens in Oakland during World War II.
A newspaper report titled 'The Police and The People'. Residential areas of Oakland, California. Liquor shops in the city. African American men outside the liquor stores. Policeman of the Oakland Police Department patrols on the city streets in his car. Views of various buildings and neighborhoods of Oakland as seen from moving car. The Oakland Police Chief, George Hart, speaks in his office.
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