Seattle Black Panther Party

History and Memory Project

The Seattle Black Panther Party History and Memory Project is part of the Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project based at the University of Washington. This site contains the most extensive collection of materials dedicated to the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party and offers a different perspective than the archives and exhibits, which focus on the Party as a whole.By discussing only on the Seattle chapter, the project sheds light on African American history at the local level. Those interested in history specifically regarding the city of Seattle and the Black Power Movement would benefit greatly from this site. The archive includes oral histories (audio and video), photographs, documents, Black Panther Party publications, over one hundred newspaper articles, and the complete transcript and exhibits from the 1970 Congressional Hearings into the activities of the Chapter.