Headquarters Dedication: SUCCESS
Chairwoman of the Historical Preservation Society and former Party member, Lonnie Hall, with Congressman Bobby L. Rush, co-founder of the Illinois Chapter. Photo: Fredrika Newton, founder of the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation
Thank you for making yesterday a great success, even the rain passed us by! We missed those who weren't there in person, but with us in spirit.
It was a great day.
Give us a week for more pictures!
Installation Update
If you were at our meeting at the Better Boys Foundation, you will remember that Headquarters, 2350 W. Madison, was our TEST SITE. There was a lot of discussion around the posts and affixing them to the concrete.
We reached a consensus to install our markers into the pavement rather than on posts. Our contractor was there and recommended this.
We are still on schedule to have all 12 installed by the end of summer and before October 15. (The Party was founded on October 15, 1966.)
Fundraising is Ongoing
Please donate to the Black Panther Party Heritage Trail in Illinois.
Illinois Chapter co-founder, the Honorable Bobby L. Rush, delivers the keynote. Photo: Jonathan Solomon
Former Illinois Chapter member Billy Dunbar views a historic photo of 2350 W. Madison. Photo: Jonathan Solomon
Landmarking the Black Panthers in Chicago. Remaining plaques on display. Photo: Jonathan Solomon
