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The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

Genres

Documentary

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The story of the Black Panthers is often told in a scatter of repackaged parts, often depicting tragic, mythic accounts of violence and criminal activity; but this is an essential story, vibrant, human; a living and breathing chronicle of a pivotal movement that birthed a new revolutionary culture in America.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

113 mins

Rating

7.008/10

Release Date

08 March 2015

Country

United States of America

Cast

Kathleen Cleaver

Kathleen Cleaver

Self - Black Panther Party (archive footage)

Julian Bond

Julian Bond

Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee [SNCC]

Jamal Joseph

Jamal Joseph

Self - Black Panther Party

Blair Anderson

Blair Anderson

Self - Black Panther Party

Omar Barbour

Omar Barbour

Self - Black Panther Party

Elaine Brown

Elaine Brown

Self - Black Panther Party

Scot Brown

Scot Brown

Self - Historian

William Calhoun

William Calhoun

Self - Black Panther Party

Clayborne Carson

Clayborne Carson

Self - Historian

Eldridge Cleaver

Eldridge Cleaver

Self - Black Panther Party (archive footage)

Dennis Cunningham

Dennis Cunningham

Self - Attorney

Emory Douglas

Emory Douglas

Self - Black Panther Party

Flores Forbes

Flores Forbes

Self - Black Panther Party

Sherwin Forte

Sherwin Forte

Self - Black Panther Party

Ronald Freeman

Ronald Freeman

Self - Black Panther Party

Roland Freeman

Roland Freeman

Self - Black Panther Party

Beverly Gage

Beverly Gage

Self - Historian

Ray Gaul

Ray Gaul

Self - Oakland Police Department

Jeff Haas

Jeff Haas

Self - Attorney

Fred Hampton

Fred Hampton

Self - Black Panther Party (archive footage)

Edward Hanrahan

Edward Hanrahan

Self - State's Attorney (archive footage) (as Edward V. Hanrahan)

Elbert Howard

Elbert Howard

Self - Black Panther Party (as Elbert 'Big Man' Howard)

Ericka Huggins

Ericka Huggins

Self - Black Panther Party

Phyllis Jackson

Phyllis Jackson

Self - Black Panther Party

Deborah Johnson

Deborah Johnson

Self - Black Panther Party (as Akua Njeri [Deborah Johnson])

Mike Klonsky

Mike Klonsky

Self - Students for a Democratic Society [SDS]

Mark Kurlansky

Mark Kurlansky

Self - Writer

Bob Lee

Bob Lee

Self - Black Panther Party (archive footage)

David Lemieux

David Lemieux

Self - Black Panther Party

Tarika Lewis

Tarika Lewis

Self - Black Panther Party

Felipe Luciano

Felipe Luciano

Self - Young Lords

Ron McCarthy

Ron McCarthy

Self - Los Angeles Police Department

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