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Title
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Huey Newton, Button.
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Date
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Unknown
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Description
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A button with a black and white photo of Huey Newton holding a shotgun. Huey Newton, alongside Bobby Seale, founded the Black Party for Self Defense in Oakland, California, in 1966. The Black Panther Party held an ideology of armed self-defense against the oppressive and racist forces of the United States government and police.
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Additional Subject
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Fashion
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Black Panther Party (BPP)
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Type
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Three-Dimensional Object
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Measurements
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2.25 in
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Format
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JPEG
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HBCU Identifier
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mwchcac.ar.2022.faj.button0023
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.JSU.0627
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Rights
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All rights held by the Margaret Walker Center. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact Margaret Walker Center, Jackson State University, 601-979-3935 Attn: Center Director.
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Contributing Institution
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Jackson State University
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Language
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English
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About This Record
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