Emory Douglas at the MoMA

by Sam Gordon

Earlier this month, the 12th grade history class Revolutionaries and Reactionaries visited the Museum of Modern Art to view the work of artist Emory Douglas. The class just finished reading Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party as part of a unit on “The Arc of Revolutionaries.” Emory Douglas is the former Minister of Culture of the Black Panther Party, and was responsible for designing and publishing their newspaper. Before viewing the exhibit, which included excerpts of several of the newspapers, students watched and discussed a talk between Emory Douglas and MoMA associate curator Akili Tommasino.
 
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