The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
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The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is a feature-length documentary film that chronicles the rise, impact, and legacy of the Black Panther Party within the broader context of the 1960s and 1970s Black liberation struggle in the United States.
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| The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution canonical | 4 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution Context triple: [Stanley Nelson Jr., notableWork, The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution]
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A.
Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton
"Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton" is a memoir and political history by Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale that chronicles the rise, ideology, and struggles of the Black Panther Party and its leader Huey P. Newton.
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B.
The Making of Black Revolutionaries
The Making of Black Revolutionaries is James Forman’s autobiographical account of his life and leadership in the civil rights and Black Power movements, offering an insider’s history of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and 1960s Black activism.
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C.
Black Power: The Politics of Liberation
Black Power: The Politics of Liberation is a seminal 1967 political text by Stokely Carmichael and Charles V. Hamilton that articulates the philosophy, goals, and strategies of the Black Power movement in the United States.
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D.
War Against the Panthers: A Study of Repression in America
"War Against the Panthers: A Study of Repression in America" is Huey P. Newton’s doctoral dissertation analyzing the U.S. government’s surveillance, harassment, and suppression of the Black Panther Party and broader Black liberation movements.
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E.
War Against the Panthers
War Against the Panthers is a political and historical work by Huey P. Newton that analyzes the Black Panther Party’s struggle, ideology, and confrontation with state power.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution Target entity description: The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is a feature-length documentary film that chronicles the rise, impact, and legacy of the Black Panther Party within the broader context of the 1960s and 1970s Black liberation struggle in the United States.
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A.
Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton
"Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton" is a memoir and political history by Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale that chronicles the rise, ideology, and struggles of the Black Panther Party and its leader Huey P. Newton.
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B.
The Making of Black Revolutionaries
The Making of Black Revolutionaries is James Forman’s autobiographical account of his life and leadership in the civil rights and Black Power movements, offering an insider’s history of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and 1960s Black activism.
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C.
Black Power: The Politics of Liberation
Black Power: The Politics of Liberation is a seminal 1967 political text by Stokely Carmichael and Charles V. Hamilton that articulates the philosophy, goals, and strategies of the Black Power movement in the United States.
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D.
War Against the Panthers: A Study of Repression in America
"War Against the Panthers: A Study of Repression in America" is Huey P. Newton’s doctoral dissertation analyzing the U.S. government’s surveillance, harassment, and suppression of the Black Panther Party and broader Black liberation movements.
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E.
War Against the Panthers
War Against the Panthers is a political and historical work by Huey P. Newton that analyzes the Black Panther Party’s struggle, ideology, and confrontation with state power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | documentary film ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | PBS Independent Lens ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
impact of the Black Panther Party
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legacy of the Black Panther Party ⓘ rise of the Black Panther Party ⓘ |
| director | Stanley Nelson Jr. ⓘ |
| distributor | PBS ⓘ |
| examines |
FBI COINTELPRO operations against the Black Panther Party
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community programs of the Black Panther Party ⓘ internal conflicts within the Black Panther Party ⓘ media portrayal of the Black Panther Party ⓘ |
| features |
archival footage
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interviews with former Black Panther Party members ⓘ interviews with historians ⓘ interviews with law enforcement officials ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| genre |
historical documentary
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political documentary ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
political activism
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racial justice ⓘ social movements ⓘ state surveillance ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Bobby Seale
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Elaine Brown ⓘ Fred Hampton ⓘ Huey P. Newton ⓘ J. Edgar Hoover ⓘ Kathleen Cleaver ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Sundance Film Festival ⓘ |
| producer |
Laurens Grant
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Stanley Nelson Jr. ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Firelight Media ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 115 ⓘ |
| screenedOn | PBS in the United States ⓘ |
| setIn |
Chicago, Illinois
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linked to:
Chicago
New York City ⓘ Oakland, California ⓘ
linked to:
Oakland
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| subject |
Black Panther Party
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Black Power movement ⓘ Black liberation struggle in the United States ⓘ civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ |
| timeframeCovered | approximately 1966 to late 1970s ⓘ |
| title | The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution ⓘ |
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