Author: Various authors
Title: The Black Panther. Intercommunal News Service. March 6, 1971
Description: San Francisco, The Black Panther Party, Publisher, 1971. Tabloid. Tabloid newspaper format. 16 pp. including covers. Plus a four page supplement. Front cover photo of Kathleen Cleaver. Rear cover art by Emory Douglas. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this long running newspaper issued by the Black Panther Party, offering news of its actions, members and discussing of Black Panther Party ideology and philosophy, as well as the goals of the organization. This with an insert discussing freeing all political prisoners, including Bobby Seale and Erika Huggins, but with a focus on Kathleen Cleaver. The paper alleged spousal abuse by Eldridge Cleaver, among other crimes, demonstrating the large rift between Cleaver and the Black Panther Party. The paper prints a letter from Kathleen Cleaver to Erika Huggins, a statement from the Young Lords Party; news on the trial of Bobby Seale and Erika Huggins, etc. GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present. Moderate uneven browning. Paper slightly brittle. Light soiling and wrinkling. Minor chipping and tearing along the fore edge. Good .

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