Chicago Public Library: "All Power To The People" Exhibit At Avalon Branch

Chicago IL

04 January, 2022

1:18 PM

Description

Press release from the Chicago Public Library: January 3, 2022 "All Power to the People," an exhibit celebrating the legacy of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party, is on display at Avalon Branch from January 3 to February 28.  The exhibit features highlights from an exhibit displayed at Carter G. Woodson Regional Library in 2019. On display are reproductions of flyers, photographs and memorabilia documenting party history and powerful community organizing efforts such as the survival programs that provided assistance to many Chicagoans. The exhibit is on loan from the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature.  Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature Event Film Screening: Judas and the Black Messiah: 5 p.m. Monday, February 7 at Avalon Branch Library. ©Warner Bros.--126 minutes--R. hr>This press release was produced by the Chicago Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.