In memoriam-Patrice Lumumba, Newspaper Article.

Title: In memoriam-Patrice Lumumba, Newspaper Article.
Date: 1970-01-16
Creator: Connie Matthews
Description: A newspaper article from The Black Panther telling the story of Patrice Lumumba, who became the first prime minister of the Republic of the Congo in June of 1960, shortly after Congo gained independence from Belgium. He was assassinated in January of 1961 and is an icon in the anti-colonial movement that was embraced by the Black Panther Party.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999; Black power; Resistance
Additional Subject: Black Panther Party (BPP)
Type: Textual document
Medium: Paper
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: mwchcac.ar.2022.faj.IX.4.14
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.JSU.0745
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 The Black Panther, 16 Jan. 1970, p. 13, 15.
Collection: The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson