http://whatreallyhappened.com/RANCHO/POLITICS/COINTELPRO/coloring.html

I found this BPP coloring book and I almost couldn't believe it. I can't imagine that kids should be exposed to this violence in pictures and words.

These pictures were not taken in Baltimore, but I thought they were good pictures.

novoscene.wordpress.com and aperture.org

When I started this research I thought that I was going to blog about the Black Panther Party and the Baltimore riots. As I got deeper and deeper into the research, I realized that there is way too much information about the riots and many others in the class also chose the topic. So I decided to just focus on the BPP within Baltimore. I found a lot of information on the BPP in general and plenty on the Baltimore chapter.

Radio Interview

This is a 13 part interview of Marshall Eddie Conway. You should take the time and listen to it. It is quite interesting and very informative.

http://www.freeeddieconway.org/radio.htm

I have found an interesting case involving the Minister of Defense of the Baltimore chapter of the Black Panther Party. His name is Marshall Eddie Conway. In 1970, a Baltimore Police officer was shot and killed and later the same night another officer was fired upon. Eddie Conway was apprehended when the officer that was almost shot pointed him out in a picture. He was charged with homicide and attempted homicide. Many believe that he was targeted because he was a well-known member of the BPP. The court denied Conway the right to use either of the lawyers he had picked out. He maintains his innocence, but has still been incarcerated for almost 40 years. He was in a prison in Jessup, MD for many years, but now I believe he is in Hagerstown. There are many people fighting for his freedom. If you want to read more or want to try and help his website is www.freeeddieconway.org. His address is there too if anyone would like to write to him. I am going to write him a letter and ask him some questions, but I don’t know if I will get a response in time for my blog. I will keep my fingers crossed!

Hope!

So, everyone in my house has been sick for a while. It has slowed me down some in the school department, but I got a big surprise this week. While searching through endless pages on the internet about the BPP, I found an email address for WARREN HART JR! He is the son of Warren Hart Sr, the FOUNDER of the Baltimore section of the BPP. I sent him an email explaining that I am doing a research project and asked him if he would be willing to talk with me about his father. He responded very quickly with a "yes," and his cell phone number, and said that he would love to give me any information that I needed. I am very excited and I am working on some questions that I may ask him. I want to be very prepared before I call him. I am hoping that he is still in the area so that maybe I could meet with him in person. This Saturday I am going to Langsdale and hopefully Enoch Pratt to find some interesting stuff. I also found an audio driving tour that guides you through Baltimore explaining where these awful events took place. That would be a great thing for me to take photographs of.