The Story of Jersey City Plot to Crush Panthers, Newspaper Article.

Item

Title
The Story of Jersey City Plot to Crush Panthers, Newspaper Article.
Date
1969-12-19
Creator
Ted Bassett
Description
A newspaper article from Daily World, a newspaper in Jersey City, New Jersey. Jimmy York, the deputy chairman of the Jersey Branch of the Black Panther Party, talks to the writer about harassment the Black Panthers in the city face from the police, including bogus arrests with excessive bail and raids on homes and Party headquarters.
Primary Subject
1900-1999
Black power
Justice
Additional Subject
Black Panther Party (BPP)
Police brutality
Type
Textual document
Medium
Paper
Format
JPEG
HBCU Identifier
mwchcac.ar.2022.faj.IX.4.13
HCAC Identifier
HCAC.JSU.0744
Rights
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.
Contributing Institution
Jackson State University
Source
Originally published in Daily World, 19 Dec. 1969, p. 3-4.
Collection
The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson