Heritage Trail Oral History Collection
Members of the Illinois Chapter after unveiling the Spurgeon “Jake” Winters People’s Medical Care Center historical marker. Deputy Minister of Health Ronald “Doc” Satchel is featured above the marker, and Dr. Quentin Young is to the right. (Sitting l-r) Sheila McNary, Dr. Cheryl Peterson, M.D., Donna Calvin, Ann Campbell-Kendrick, Nwaji Nafahito. (Standing l-r) Samuel Hogsette, Billy Dunbar, Larry Jenkins, Wanda Ross, Linda Davidson, Honorable Bobby L. Rush, Lonnie Hall, Willie Calvin, Sam Latson. Photo: Corey Walden
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Heritage Trail Oral History Collection
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Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party
Intercommunal Survival Committee
People’s Law Office
Young Lords
Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party
Blair Anderson
Willie Calvin
Patricia Clark-Brown
Rose Clark-Morris
Ann Campbell-Kendrick
Robert Campbell
Jerry Dunigan
Lynn French
Lonnie Hall
Larry Jenkins
Sam Latson
Joan McCarty
Sheila McNary
Nwaji Nafahito
Yusef Omowale
Dr. Cheryl Peterson, M.D.
Wanda Ross
Blair Anderson
Former Blackstone and survivor of the raid that killed Fred Hampton and Mark Clark, Blair Anderson describes his brief friendship with Mark Clark, when he met Chairman Fred, and the traumatic details of the raid.
Willie Calvin
Willie Calvin shares his history as the Illinois Chapter's Defense Captain and discusses Babatunde Omowale, Rufus “Chaka” Walls, and FBI provocateur William O’Neal.
Patricia Clark-Brown
Mark Clark’s sister, Patricia, shares loving memories of how Mark and his siblings grew up and the difficult memories of the trial, when James “Gloves” Davis, the Chicago police officer who killed Mark, and FBI provocateur William O’Neal testified.
Wanda Ross
Wanda Ross, a principal organizer of the Free Breakfast for Children Program, talks about how the program came together, meeting Hyman Johnson of A&P, who helped and how the Party created a worldwide view of poor people and capitalism.
Intercommunal Survival Committee
Jack Hart
Co-founder of the Intercommunal Survival Committee, Jack Hart describes the revolutionary support the group gave the Black Panther Party and how it organized parts of Chicago's North Side.
Young Lords
Omar López
Minister of Information for the Young Lords describes meeting Fred Hampton for the first time and the formation of the Rainbow Coalition.
People’s Law Office
Flint Taylor
Panther Lawyer Flint Taylor details the assassination of Fred Hampton and Mark Clark, behind-the-scenes information about the State’s Attorney and FBI who coordinated the assassinations, and the People’s Law Office’s history with revolutionary organizations.