The Gallery

A glimpse of the Black Panther Party’s programs & activities.

Man sitting with children at the free breakfast program.

(1971). Children at the Black Panthers’ free breakfast program, 1971. [Photograph]. Oregon Encyclopedia. https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/black_panthers_in_portland/

Kent Ford sitting with children at the Black Panther free breakfast program, 1971.

Members of the Black Panthers line up at a rally at DeFremery Park in Oakland, Calif.

black panthers standing in a line
Man serving breakfast to group of children sitting at a table.

July 25, 1969: Black Panthers serve breakfast to children at Christ of King Catholic Church in San Diego.

Two women partake in the Black Panther organized People’s Free Food Program, Palo Alto, Calif., 1972

Two women with free groceries sitting on a bench.

(1971). Two women partake in the Black Panther organized People’s Free Food Program, Palo Alto, Calif., 1972. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/black-panther-party-challenging-police-and-promoting-social-change

Two women serving breakfast to group of students before school

Ducho, D. (2010) Panthers serving children free breakfast. [Photograph]. Blackpast.org. https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/black-panther-partys-free-breakfast-program-1969-1980/

Panthers serving children free breakfast, Sacred Heart Church, San Francisco.

Huey P. Newton Intercommunal Youth Institute.

A teacher is standing in front of a classroom full of children

(1971) Huey P. Newton Intercommunal Youth Institute. [Photograph]. Black Panther Intercommunal News Service. https://scalar.usc.edu/works/pictures-and-progress-the-black-panther-1966-2016/media/ocs5