the black panthers: vanguard of the revolution transcript

Paul Bass Check back tomorrow for Part Two of the Black Panthers, Vanguard of the Revolution. After the U.S. civil rights movement, change and a revolutionary counter culture emerged in the late 1960s.A historical documentary traces the disputes that raged over racial inequality and civil rights and the new political party that emerged.VOAs Carolyn Turner, reports onThe Black Panthers, Vanguards of the Revolution.. Reggie Travis Hicks Preview. SO WHO AM I TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A DIFFERENT WAY TO DO IT. The alluring nature of the organisation and violent controversies that followed it led to its rise and fall. Filmmaker Stanley Nelson says it was a revolutionary time. Written by James Brown and Fred Wesley [7] The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review, describing it as "a strong if only occasionally transporting biography of a movement that terrified the establishment in its day. Formed in California in 1966 with the purpose of challenging police brutality towards black people, the Panthers had an understanding of the power of image and attitude that was decades ahead of its time. By G. Flint Taylor, Contributor Founding Partner, People's Law Office San Francisco Bay Area Television Archive And so it was something that everybody had in their closet again this is 1966, 1967 in that period, and that's how they came up with it. Expect More. Courtesy of Stephen Shames and Firelight Media [Hoover] issues memos that basically say to his agents, "Do anything that you can, anything that you can think of to destroy the party." Freedom Archives BECAUSE THAT ESSENTIALLY, ALL ELSE ASIDE, THAT ESSENTIALLY, THAT ALL OUT WAR AGAINST THE PANTHERS IS WHAT ULTIMATELY UNDID THEM, RIGHT? Yasmin Garcia Music [3] The film was pitched at Sheffield Doc/Fest's MeetMarket in 2014 and is the first of a three-part series of documentary films about African-American history America Revisited. Qty: Add to Cart. Written by Eugene Record Enter your library card number to sign in. Lead Supporters Price: $21.24. Stephen Shames revisits his chronicle of American activism. Jaime Lucero Jr. The Black Panther Party is simply the vanguard of the revolution, he declared. Power to the People: The Black Panthers in Photographs by Stephen Shames and Graphics by Emory Douglas is on view at Steven Kasher Gallery, New York, through October 29, 2016. Old Chapel Road. The film does a good job of showing the operation of the Panthers Free Breakfast program, which itself was an expression of the mass character of the Party. Infamous wiretaps of the Black Panthers were never accessed through the Freedom of Information Act, despite repeated attempts on behalf of the producer. DVD List Price: $24.99. SOT:Stanley Nelson, Director & Producer Molly Schwartz If the lessons of the Partys successes and failures can offer us any insight, it would be their insistent demand to organize, resist, and ultimately, to act. Jane Rhodes Master documentarian Stanley Nelson goes straight to the source, weaving a treasure trove of rare archival footage with the diverse group of voices of the people who were there: police, FBI informants, journalists, white supporters and detractors, and Black Panthers who remained loyal to the party and those who left it. Lauretta Molitor Board of Trustees 1 trending Twitter hashtag#BlackPanthersPBSin the world on the night it premiered on PBS' Independent Lens. BBC Motion Gallery :03 SOT:Kathleen Cleaver A new revolutionary culture was emerging and it sought to drastically transform the system. Ron Riesterer NARRATOR hide caption. "It's made people want to see the film and want to understand how this was happening 50 years ago and it's still happening now," he says. T3Media Performed by Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band A lot of people don't know that was really part of the traditional civil rights movement, that they dressed up because they wanted to show you the difference between them all dressed up in suits and ties the women were encouraged to wear dresses and sometimes little white gloves because they wanted to show you the difference between them and the mobs that would be chasing them or screaming at them. HOST INTRO Carolyn Turner, VOA NEWS, Washington. WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE PANTHERS AND WHY DID YOU LEAVE? The short life of former Black Panther Party Illinois Chapter Chairman Fred Hampton is dramatized brilliantly in Shaka King's latest feature, the acclaimed Judas and the Black Messiah. In the turbulent 1960s, change was coming to America and the fault lines could no longer be ignored cities were burning, Vietnam was exploding, and disputes raged over equality and civil rights. 2023 Independent Television Service (ITVS). (Basic information for each photograph can be found in a gallery guide.) Black lives matter. For a closer look at the movements complicated history, well be joined by award-winning filmmaker, Stanley Nelson to explain the history of the Black Panthers rise and downfall and share his perspective on why George Floyds death has driven so many Americans to rise up in protest. "It had gotten what it could get, and something else was needed; new tactics were needed.". Aired on June 10, 2020.. We only immortalize whatwe think is necessary to immortalize. [11], Last edited on 2 September 2022, at 03:05, limited North American theatrical release, "Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015)", "Meet the 2015 Sundance Filmmakers #48: Stanley Nelson Showcases the Black Panther Party in New Documentary", "2015 Sundance Film Festival Profile: Stanley Nelson (Director: Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution)", "The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015)", "The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution", "Review: Riveting 'Black Panthers' digs deep into civil rights era", "Ex-Black Panther Leader Elaine Brown Slams Stanley Nelson's 'Condemnable' Documentary", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Black_Panthers:_Vanguard_of_the_Revolution&oldid=1108012715, This page was last edited on 2 September 2022, at 03:05. Transcript Enlarge this image Members of the Black Panthers line up at a rally at DeFremery Park in Oakland, Calif. THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY FOUGHT RACIAL OPPRESSION IN THE LATE 1960s AND '70s SERVING AS A CATALYST FOR SOCIETAL CHANGE WHILE ALSO AT TIMES RESORTING TO VIOLENCE. Billy X Jennings I THINK ONCE YOU SEE THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG IN THIS COUNTRY, ONCE YOUR EYES ARE OPENED, IT'S LIKE SOMEONE SAYS IN THE -- ONE OF THE FIRST LINES IN THE PANTHERS, ONCE YOU SEE IT, YOU CAN'T UNLEARN IT. SO I THINK THERE WILL BE, YOU KNOW, A STRONG -- IT'S NOT EVEN A BACKLASH -- A STRONG COUNTER TO WHAT'S GOING ON NOW AND I THINK IN SOME WAYS WE'RE LIVING IN SUCH A STRONG MOMENT THAT -- THAT, YOU KNOW, THE POWERS THAT BE ARE JUST KIND OF LETTING PEOPLE HAVE THEIR REIGN. HOST TAG Corbis Jessica Lynne is a writer, critic, and coeditor of, The Photographers Who Built an Army of Lovers through Protest and Celebration, A Photographer's Unflinching Portrait of America in Crisis, Progress Requires Pictures: An Exit Interview with Chris Boot, How a Group of Young Italian Artists Redefined Avant-Garde Photography, The Cutting Cleverness of Martha Roslers Collages, An Artists Clever Reuse of the Fashion Image, The Double Life of a French Armenian Photographer, An Exhibition Revives the Legacy of Life Magazine. "They would observe the police and make sure that no brutality occurred," filmmaker Stanley Nelson tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross. The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution a three-part series covering African-American history and the revolutionary Black Panther Party. The Black Panther Party is for overthrowing the United States government. The period when the Party was at its peak, in the late 60s and early 70s, was also the heyday of the mass youth revolt and the anti-Vietnam War movement that has come to be known as The Sixties. Despite all the rewriting of history that has occurred since that fateful time, this was a period in which millions in the US believed that revolutionary change was in the air, that imperialist war, capitalist exploitation and racism needed to die, and that radical change was not only possible but also inevitable. Stephen Shames, Kathleen Cleaver, Communications Secretary and the first female member of the Partys decision-making Central Committee, talks with Black Panthers from Los Angeles, in DeFremery Park, West Oakland, California,July 28, 1968Courtesy Steven Kasher Gallery, New York. One of the most moving sequences in the film is a shot of Hampton leading a multi-racial mass meeting in Chicago, bringing them to their feet, fists in the air, chanting I am a revolutionary!. Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc. hide caption. William Klein JT Takagi The film includes considerable footage of Fred Hampton, the leader of the Panthers in Chicago. Miranda Sullivan SOT: Jim Dunbar, Journalist I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S HAPPENING TODAY AND THIS IS A CONSCIOUS CHOICE AND A LOT OF -- A LOT OF TIMES WE DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT THERE IS A CONSCIOUS CHOICE FOR THIS ALMOST TO BE A LEADERLESS MOVEMENT, YOU KNOW, THERE IS NOT ONE OR TWO OR THREE PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN SAY, OKAY, THOSE ARE THE LEADERS, YOU KNOW. Seth Cooper And as the country searches for permanent solutions to larger social and racial problems permeating through society, were also reminded of another movement in our nations history that was both radical and often misunderstood. 1960s deception fbi federal bureau of investigation timeframe 1960s timeframe 1970s 72 more Plot summary Add synopsis Genres Documentary History The film sparked the No. . Stephen Shames, Free Breakfast Program, Panther Jerry Dunigan, known as Odinka, talks to kids while they eat breakfast on Chicagos South Side, Chicago, Illinois, 1970Courtesy Steven Kasher Gallery, New York. Morley Markson Am I Black Enough for You Bill Wingell, Oakland Tribune/ Bay Area News Group East Bay, LLC, Bob Olender, Herald Examiner Collection/Los Angeles Public Library, Daily Worker/Daily World Photographs Collection Tamiment Library, New York University, Temple University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center, Philadelphia, PA, Howard Robbins /San Francisco Examiner Collection, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley vanOs, Media Managers "[9], Elaine Brown, a former Black Panther Party leader, criticized the film, writing that it presents "a disparaging portrait of Huey P. Newton" and that Nelson "[excised] from his film the Party's ideological foundation and political strategies, [] reducing our activities to sensationalist engagements, as snatched from establishment media headlines. NARRATOR All Work is Copyright Of Respective Owner, Otherwise 2023 Aperture Foundation. Open-Discussion George Lester Jackson (September 23, 1941 - August 21, 1971) was an American author, activist and prisoner. Courtesy of Stephen Shames and Firelight Media, Sam Aleshinloye/Courtesy of Firelight Media. Get the best of Aperture in your inbox every day. IT'S NOT LIKE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THEM -- SOME OF THEM WILL JUST GO BACK TO THEIR JOBS AND NEVER, YOU KNOW, NEVER SAY ANOTHER WORD, BUT MANY OF THEM WILL BE POLITICIZED FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT. the black panthers: vanguard of the revolution transcript 201.518.2979. who owns new reader magazine; kirkstall road, leeds. The site's consensus states: "The Black Panthers: Vanguard Of The Revolution offers a fascinating -- if somewhat rudimentary -- introduction to a movement, and an era, that remains soberingly relevant today. This film was produced by Firelight Films, Inc., which is solely responsible for its content. Tommy Hawkins The FBI was also conducting counterintelligence aimed at the party. 'Buying' into a counter-cultural narrative with no clear sense of purpose or clarity about whose interests and agendas are being pursued, can find those very same revolutionary . The Blank Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is the first feature-length documentary to explore the Black Panther Part, its significance to the broader American culture, its cultural awakening for black people, and the painful lessons wrought when a movement derails. The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense would, for a short time, put itself at the vanguard of that change. The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is the first feature-length documentary to explore the Black Panther Party, its significance to the broader American culture, its cultural and political awakening for black people, and the painful lessons wrought when a movement derails. Fifty years ago, it seemed, the world was poised for revolution. Taylor Branch Written by Charles Wright Diandra Durand Nelson interviewed over fifty people for the film, with around thirty making it into the final cut. Members of the Black Panthers line up at a rally at DeFremery Park in Oakland, Calif. Nearly 50 years ago, in 1966, a group of six black men in Oakland, Calif., came together in an effort to curb police brutality against African-Americans in the city. This fast-moving film on what may be the most controversial group in American history is balanced through stories told from multiple perspectivespolice, FBI agents and infiltrators, journalists, white supporters and detractors, Panther leaders who remained loyal to the party, and . And Im going to do as much as I can, Im going to start right now. Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order Pickup. The Panther Party was riddled with informants. Roz Payne Benjamin Frankenberg Paul Sequeira Format: DVD. Elbert Big Man Howard The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense would, for a short time, put itself at the Vanguard of that change. by Stanley Nelson. The book also incorporates excerpts from Newtons interviews and speeches into a roundtable of recollections from still-living Party members. The alluring nature of the organisation and violent controversies that followed it led to its rise and fall. Here you will find options to view and activate subscriptions, manage institutional settings and access options, access usage statistics, and more. Society member access to a journal is achieved in one of the following ways: Many societies offer single sign-on between the society website and Oxford Academic. Featuring Kathleen Cleaver, Jamal Joseph, Ericka Huggins, and dozens of others, as well as archival footage of the late Huey P. Newton and Eldridge Cleaver, The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution tells the story of a pivotal movement that gave rise to a new revolutionary culture in America. In the era of Black Lives Matter, what is the legacy of the Black Panther Party? 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If you see Sign in through society site in the sign in pane within a journal: If you do not have a society account or have forgotten your username or password, please contact your society. IF YOU HAD TO NAME WHO THE LEADERS ARE, I WOULD CHALLENGE ANYBODY TO NAME THEM. Stephen Shames, Black Panther co-founders Bobby Seale & Huey Newton pose in Hueys penthouse apartment, Oakland, California, 1971Courtesy Steven Kasher Gallery, New York. YOU KNOW, THEY KNEW THAT SOMETHING WAS HAPPENING, BUT NOBODY UNDERSTOOD THAT, YOU KNOW, THE FBI AND THE POWERS THAT BE COULD BE SO SINISTER, BUT ALSO SO PETTY, YOU KNOW. The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is a feature documentary that includes eyewitness accounts from the first members who joined the organization to rank-and-file members in cities. View your signed in personal account and access account management features. The film premiered on January 23, 2015 at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival before receiving a limited North American theatrical release on September 2, 2015. WNET Another striking photograph from the same day shows Newton and Central Committee Member Elaine Brown sharing a victorious embrace. Revisit the turbulent 1960s, when a new revolutionary culture emerged with the Black Panther Party at the vanguard. Older politically-minded people who have gotten fuzzy about the lengths to which our ruling class will go to stamp out opposition should also see the film. Rick Butler Filmmaker Stanley Nelson examines the rise of the Black Panther Party in the 1960s and its impact . Stephen Shames revisits his chronicleof American activism. For full access to this pdf, sign in to an existing account, or purchase an annual subscription. Erica Ball A Professional theme for architects, construction and interior designers All rights reserved. Both of these twentieth-century movements, which captured the imagination of young African Americans, declined in less than a decade. Jessica Clark Jia Yu Wu, Associated Press Police harassment and brutality against young black men became one of the main sources of recruitment for the Black Panthers. The Black Panthers knew how to exploit the media. 825 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10019, WNET is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Help bring programs like Independent Lens to your PBS station. Nelson, who chronicles the Panther movement in his new documentary, The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, says the group was a response to what some saw as the limitations of the nonviolent civil rights movement. Oakland, Calif which captured the imagination of young African Americans, declined in less than a.. 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