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Seale, Bobby, 1936-

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Scope Note: 670 __ |a Wikipedia, November 20, 2013 |b (Bobby Seale; Robert George "Bobby" Seale; American political activist; he is known for co-founding the Black Panther Party with Huey Newton; born October 22, 1936 in in Dallas, Texas; Seale and Newton joined together in October 1966 to create the Black Panther Party for Self Defense; Seale became the chairman of the Black Panther Party; in 1987, he wrote a cookbook called Barbeque’n with Bobby with the proceeds going to various non-profit social organizations, and also advertised Ben & Jerry’s ice cream; in the early 1990s, Seale appeared on the TV documentary series Cold War, reminiscing about events in the 1960s; in 2002, Seale began dedicating his time to Reach!, a group focused on youth education programs; he has also taught black studies at Temple University in Philadelphia; Seale appears in Roberto Bolaño’s book 2666, renamed Barry Seaman; in 2006 Seale appeared in the documentary film The US vs John Lennon to discuss his friendship with John Lennon)

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Attitude Check (vol. 2, no. 3), 1970-04

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Scope and Contents "USMC suck" [cover art]; "Vancouver, Canada: 1000 march for MDM"; "The Dead Fish Award"; "listen brothers..." [military police stop Oceanside bus, find MDM article on author]; "Panthers and Jane Fonda: MDM Open House" [Fonda and Robert Bryan of the Black Panther Party came to M.D.M. open house at 519 S. Freeman, Oceanside]; "MDM Raps to the People" [meeting by Movement for a Democratic Military at Santa Fe Railroad station for the Green Machine Project, a group of civilans helping set up...
Dates: Publication: 1970-04

Black Unity (vol. 1, no. 2), 1970-09

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Scope and Contents "We want all Black men to be exempt from military service"; "Cliff Mansker, Prisoner of War, Camp Pendelton Brig USMC; To go from mercenary to servant of the people" [article about Cliff Mansker, held in Camp Pendleton's maximum security unit for Black liberatory activities]; "U.S. Prisoners of War" [Soledad Brothers (George Jackson, Fleeta Drumgo, and John Cluchette); Bobby Seale; Chip Fitzgerald (Romaine "Chip" Fitzgerald); Los Siete De La Raza (Jose Rios, Nelson Rodriguez, Mario Martinez,...
Dates: Publication: 1970-09

Los Angeles Free Press (vol. 8, no. 21), 1971-05-21

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Scope and Contents "News in Brief"; "The high cost of staying free: The all new and improved 'pay-your-bail-or-go-to-jail' scale"; "Renault factories shut down: Militant French workers strike"; "Agony in New Haven" [Bobby Seale case]; "Clear Creek breaks story: Lead pollution excesses exposed"; "Radio Free America"; "letters"; "Official govt bulletin to teachers: What to tell kids about Vietnam"; "One man's answer: Smog ain't natural"; "Marcuse brings us up to date: Paris Commune commemorated" [Herbert...
Dates: Publication: 1971-05-21