VIDEO & PHOTOS: Oct. 11 Ceremony, People's Law Office & Church of the Holy Covenant

Oct 14

Written By Historical Preservation Society

*Photo: Ann Campbell-Kendrick from the Illinois Chapter was the first secretary at the People’s Law Office. Photographer Corey Walden*

We Hope You Enjoyed the Program

We had a very moving program at the October 11, Double-Dedication Ceremony hosted by the People’s Law Office’s Flint Taylor, commemorating Sites 11 and Site 12 on the inaugural Black Panther Party Heritage Trail in Illinois. Holy Covenant United Methodist Church hosted the program, and we heard from Pastor Seth Botts, the People’s Law Office, and former members of the Black Panther Party and Rainbow Coalition.

If you missed the program, watch the video to learn more about this historic time and why both locations are important to the Black Panther Party Heritage Trail in Illinois.

Photos: We hope you enjoy the pictures below the video!

Speakers

Pastor Seth Botts, Holy Covenant UMC

Leila Wills, Historical Preservation Society ILBPP

HOST: Flint Taylor, People's Law Office

Jack Hart, Intercommunal Survival Committee

Mary Driscoll, Rising Up Angry!

VIDEO: Jeffrey Haas, People's Law Office

VIDEO: People’s Law Office

Ann Campbell-Kendrick, Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party

VIDEO: Lynn French, Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party

Honorable Bobby L. Rush, Deputy Minister of Defense, co-founder of Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party, Congressman (retired), Alderman (former)

Mike Deutsch, People's Law Office

Michael James, Rising Up Angry!

Tayleece Paul, People's Law Office

Jacqueline Lazú, DePaul University

Playwright India Nicole Burton, “Measure of a Man,” a play about Fred Hampton

LUNCH RECEPTION

Plaque Sponsors

We thank Trust for Public Land for sponsoring the People's Law Office plaque and the Joseph and Bessie Feinberg Foundation, with other donors, for sponsoring the Church of the Holy Covenant plaque.