Bushrod in Oakland in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
The Black Panther's First Office
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, March 7, 2014
1. The Black Panther's First Office Marker
The
Black Panther Party
for Self-Defense
0pened the Party’s
first office
at this location
Erected by Black Panther Party.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1848.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 37° 50.467′ N, 122° 16.185′ W. Marker was in Oakland, California, in Alameda County. It was in Bushrod. Marker was on Martin Luther King Junior Way near Aileen Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 5622 Martin Luther King Junior Way, Oakland CA 94609, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. Black Panther Party Stoplight (approx. ¼ mile away); Original Residents: The Ohlone / Vicente Peralta's Chosen Place (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lorin Theater (approx. half a mile away); South Berkeley Bank (approx. half a mile away); Historic "Lorin District" (approx. half a mile away); Here, Over Time (approx. 0.6 miles away); Site of Reid's Records (approx. 0.8 miles away); In Memoriam (NSGW WWI Memorial) (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oakland.
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Also see . . .
1. The Black Panthers - Infroplease. Black Panthers, U.S. African-American militant party, founded (1966) in Oakland, Calif., by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. Originally aimed at armed self-defense against the local police, the party grew to espouse violent revolution as the only means of achieving black liberation. (Submitted on March 17, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
2. Black Panther Party - Wikipedia. Founded in Oakland, California by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale on October 15, 1966, the organization initially set forth a doctrine calling primarily for the protection of black neighborhoods from police brutality.[3] The leaders of the organization espoused socialist and Marxist doctrines; however, the Party's early black nationalist reputation attracted a diverse membership. (Submitted on March 17, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
Additional commentary.
1. Marker has been removed
The marker is no longer on the pole. :(
— Submitted August 19, 2016, by Kester Allen of Berkeley, California.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, March 7, 2014
2. The Black Panther's First Office Marker
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, March 7, 2014
3. The Black Panther's First Office Marker
Photographed By Unknown, circa 1960s
4. The Black Panther Party
Photographed By Unknown, circa 1960s
5. The Black Panther Party
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,292 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 17, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
