Bobby Seale
Biography: Robert George Seale (born October 22, 1936) is an American political activist and author. Seale is widely known for co-founding the Black Panther Party with fellow activist Huey P. Newton. Founded as the "Black Panther Party for Self-Defense", the Party's main practice was monitoring police activities and challenging police brutality in Black communities, first in Oakland, California, and later in cities throughout the United States. Seale was one of the eight people charged by the US federal government with conspiracy charges related to anti-Vietnam War protests in Chicago, Illinois, during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Seale's appearance in the trial was widely publicized and Seale was bound and gagged for his appearances in court more than a month into the trial for what Judge Julius Hoffman said were disruptions. Seale's case was severed from the other defendants, turning the "Chicago Eight" into the "Chicago Seven". After his case was severed, the government declined to retry him on the conspiracy charges. Though he was never convicted in the case, Seale was sentenced by Judge Hoffman to four years for criminal contempt of court. The contempt sentence was reversed on appeal.[5] In 1970, while in prison, Seale was charged and tried as part of the New Haven Black Panther trials over the torture and murder of Alex Rackley, whom the Black Panther Party had suspected of being a police informer. Panther George Sams, Jr., testified that Seale had ordered him to kill Rackley. The jury was unable to reach a verdict in Seale's trial, and the charges were eventually dropped. Seale's books include A Lonely Rage: The Autobiography of Bobby Seale, Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton, and Power to the People: The World of the Black Panthers (with Stephen Shames). Description above from the Wikipedia article Bobby Seale, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Birthday: October 22, 1936
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Rude Awakening
1989-08-16
Rude Awakening
Overview: In the later 1960s, two hippies are forced to leave their friends as they are wanted by the FBI, who sees them as criminals. They hide in the jungle for 20 years, secluded from the outside world. In the later 1980s, the find out that a secret war is about to start in the US, and decide to return to New York to tell someone about it.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-08-16
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Public Enemy: Reflections of The Black Panthers
1999-10-01
Public Enemy: Reflections of The Black Panthers
Overview: A documentary film of The Black Panther Party as told by four former Party members
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-01
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Malcolm X
1992-11-18
Malcolm X
Overview: A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-11-18
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Black Panthers
1968-12-01
Black Panthers
Overview: A film shot during the summer of 1968 in Oakland, California around the meetings organised by the Black Panthers Party to free Huey Newton, one of their leaders, and to turn his trial into a political debate. They tried and succeeded in catching America’s attention.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1968-12-01
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Huey!
1968-03-01
Huey!
Overview: Documentary film produced by American Documentary Films and the Black Panther Party from 1968, honoring Huey P. Newton's struggle for African American civil rights, advocating for his release from jail and addressing issues of racism in American society. Features scenes from the funeral of Bobby Hutton and the Huey P. Newton Birthday Rally in the Oakland Auditorium on February 17th 1968, with speeches by: Bobby Seale (who explains the Black Panther Party's 10 Point Program in detail); Ron Dellums; James Foreman; Charles R. Garry; Eldridge Cleaver; Bob Avakian; H. Rap Brown and Stokely Carmichael. Also includes views of police officers showing the weapons and armor they carry in patrol cars and of African Americans discussing racism in American society. This film was scripted and directed by Sally Pugh.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-03-01
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Chicago 10
2008-02-29
Chicago 10
Overview: Archival footage, animation and music are used to look back at the eight anti-war protesters who were put on trial following the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
Genres: Documentary Animation History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-02-29
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Off the Pig (Newsreel #19)
1968-01-01
Off the Pig (Newsreel #19)
Overview: A compelling document of the Black Panther Party leadership in 1967. This film contains a prison interview with Minister of Defense Huey P. Newton as well as an interview with Minister of Information Eldridge Cleaver, footage of the aftermath of the police assault against the Los Angeles Chapter headquarters, demonstrations to free Huey at Hutton Memorial Park and the Alameda County Court House and a recitation of the party's Ten-Point Platform by co-founder Bobby Seale. Newsreel's 19th, and one of their most widely distributed films, it was originally released as "Off the Pig," but has since seen release under the name Black Panther. This short film features drawings from activist artist Emory Douglas.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-01-01
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Harlem Theater
1969-04-22
Harlem Theater
Overview: HARLEM, USA: in the aftermath of Martin Luther King’s murder, German filmmaker Klaus Wildenhahn turned his 16mm camera on the New Lafayette Theatre as its players rehearsed scenes, ran public workshops and conducted exercises in uptown Manhattan. New Lafayette (or NLT) had been founded by actor-director Robert Macbeth the previous year, with the aim of producing theater for black people, by black people, to reflect the experiences and vernacular of the Harlem community. Within the Black Arts Movement, NLT would become a significant institution: it published the journal Black Theatre, and employed a host of talents – including the Black Panthers’ Minister of Culture, Ed Bullins, and the great pianist Junior Mance, both of whom appear in Wildenhahn’s film as resident collaborators.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1969-04-22
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The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
2011-04-01
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
Overview: Examines the evolution of the Black Power Movement in US society from 1967 to 1975. It features footage of the movement shot by Swedish journalists in the United States during that period and includes the appearances of Angela Davis, Bobby Seale, Huey P. Newton, Eldridge Cleaver, and other activists, artists, and leaders central to the movement.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-04-01
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My People Are Rising
My People Are Rising
Overview: Seattle Black Panther captain Aaron Dixon journeys to Oakland to fight alongside a generation of young people frustrated with injustice.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
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A Huey P. Newton Story
2001-06-18
A Huey P. Newton Story
Overview: The story of how the radical Huey P. Newton developed the Black Panther Party based on his 10-point program for social reform.
Genres: Documentary Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-06-18
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May Day (Newsreel #29)
1969-01-01
May Day (Newsreel #29)
Overview: This film documents a rally in San Francisco sponsored by the Black Panther Party. Kathleen Cleaver, Bobby Seale, and other speakers addressed thousands of protesters demanding more rights for African Americans and calling for the release of Huey P. Newton.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Around South Central
1970-01-01
Around South Central
Overview: Documentary about the West Coast Black Panthers, the deadly crackdown by the FBI and police forces.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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Staggerlee: A Conversation with Black Panther Bobby Seale
1970-01-01
Staggerlee: A Conversation with Black Panther Bobby Seale
Overview: A documentary on Black Panther leader Bobby Seale during his incarceration in the San Francisco County Jail.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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Nationtime
1972-11-01
Nationtime
Overview: A report on the National Black Political Convention held in Gary, Indiana, in 1972, a historic event that gathered Black voices from across the political spectrum, among them Jesse Jackson, Dick Gregory, Coretta Scott King, Richard Hatcher, Amiri Baraka, Charles Diggs, and H. Carl McCall.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-11-01
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Burn Motherfucker, Burn!
2017-04-21
Burn Motherfucker, Burn!
Overview: An in-depth and provocative look at the 1992 Los Angeles riots exploring the roots of civil unrest in California and the relationship between African Americans and LAPD.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-04-21
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Daytime Revolution
2024-10-09
Daytime Revolution
Overview: For one extraordinary week in February 1972, the Revolution WAS televised. DAYTIME REVOLUTION takes us back in time to the week that John Lennon and Yoko Ono descended upon a Philadelphia broadcasting studio to co-host the iconic Mike Douglas Show, at that time the most popular show on daytime television, with a national audience of 40 million viewers each week. What followed was five unforgettable episodes of television, with Lennon and Ono at the helm and Douglas gamely keeping the show on track.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-10-09
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Merritt College: Home of the Black Panthers
2008-03-24
Merritt College: Home of the Black Panthers
Overview: A comprehensive and informative historical documentary that chronicles the birth of the Black Panther party during the late 1960s in Oakland. Narrated by Congresswoman Barbara Lee, this documentary provides personal accounts told through rare interviews with original, surviving party members and other key players, who were Merritt students at the time, and features original artwork and photos from the many party publications.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-24
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