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Assata shakur was a prominent woman in the black nationalist movement and was also a member of the black liberation army and black panther party.

Pattsi Valdez, member of artist group Asco, stands on the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, above the wall of the building where two fellow Asco members, Willie F. Herron III, Gronk and Harry Gamboa Jr., had spraypainted their names the night before…

A pamphlet/booklet explaining the motivation behind a weeklong Chicano art festival, including exhibits, concerts and plays.

Chicanos celebrate Dia de Los Muertos--Day of the Dead--during a parade in 1978. The Chicano movement, as a result of its emphasis on Mexican tradition, prompted an increased interest in Day of the Dead as well as many art pieces commemorating the…

A cartoon in The Black Panther showing a woman holding weapons and a man in the background, with the caption “All the weapons we used to use against each other we now use against the oppressor.” Shows a shift in the style of cartoons, from a rough…

A cartoon in The Black Panther depicting U.S. Imperialism as a pig, attacked by guns and knives representing African, Asian, Latin American and American liberation movements. Representative of the use of “pig” imagery as well as the use of violence…

A woman holding copies of The Black Panther at a Black Panthers rally.

A cover of The Black Panther advocating the release of the “Latino Seven,” seven young Latino men who had been arrested
Following a fight between two San Francisco police officers and the Seven, resulting in the death of one officer.

A Black Panther article examining and promoting the Free Breakfast Program, in which Panther chapters host and feed local children at breakfast.

A Black Panther cartoon depicting the shift in the black liberation movement between the traditional Civil Rights Movement and Black Nationalism movement, alluding to white reaction, cultural nationalism, attitudes toward violence, and the Free Huey…