Black Panther Rally
Item
Title
Black Panther Rally
Description
In June 1970, the Black Panther Party held a rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial promoting the proposed "Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention," to be held that September in Philadelphia. The goal of the Convention was to rewrite the US Constitution to ensure equal rights for oppressed groups, including African Americans, women, and young people. The organizers of the rally chose June 19, or Juneteenth, for its significance as the day in 1865 when enslaved peoples living in Texas were finally freed. Roughly 1,000 people attended the Mall rally.
Source
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. View Original.
Date
06/19/1970
19700619
Type
Marches and Rallies
Creator
Thomas J. O'Halloran (photographer )
Warren K. Leffler (photographer)
Coverage
1950-1979
topic
civil rights
politics & protest