Evidence of Intimidation & Facist Crimes by USA: The War on the Black Panther Party 1968 - 1969

This is a timeline poster about violence and killings against Black Panther members by the police. This rectangular poster consists of rows of squares that mark the days of each month. Various squares are blacked out or filled with color or patterns. These colors and patterns correspond to a legend at the bottom of the poster. Scattered throughout the poster are small black and white vignettes of individuals who were persecuted by the police. Text at the top of the poster reads "Evidence of Intimated & Fascist Crimes by USA/ The war on the Black Panther Party 1968-1969." On the poster's bottom margin in the right corner is text that reads "Source: The Black Panther Black Community News Service."
Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 20 7/8 × 9 1/2 in. (53 × 24.1 cm)
Object number: 2015.97.13
Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Subject of: Bobby Seale, American, born 1936 ; Fred Hampton, American, 1948 - 1969 ; Arthur Glenn Morris, American, 1939 - 1968 ; Larry M. Roberson, American, 1948 - 1969 ; Thomas M. Lewis, American, 1949 - 1968 ; Robert A. Lawrence, American, 1946 - 1968 ; Stephen K. Bartholomew, American, 1947 - 1968 ; Robert James Hutton, American, 1950 - 1968 ; William Lee Brent, American, 1931 - 2006 ; Raymond Johnson Jr., American
Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture