Heritage Trail Oral History Collection
Larry Jenkins
Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party
Larry Jenkins was an apprentice at the Chicago Tribune and served in the Illinois Chapter's Ministry of Information. He explains how the Information Cadre produced the leaflets, now called flyers, that promoted the Party’s initiatives and how the Free Busing to Prison Program served the people.
Collection: Heritage Trail Oral History Collection
Interviewee: Larry Jenkins
Affiliation: Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party
Interviewer: Leila Wills, Historical Preservation Society
Date Recorded: August 19, 2026
Duration: 7:32
Transcript: Transcript will be added after processing
Preferred Citation: Larry Jenkins, oral history interview by Leila Wills, Aug. 19, 2026, Black Panther Party Heritage Trail in Illinois Oral History Collection, Historical Preservation Society ILBPP
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