{"product_id":"in-a-time-of-panthers-by-jeffrey-henson-scales-9781648230233","title":"In A Time of Panthers","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn A Time of Panthers\u003c\/em\u003e presents a newly discovered archive of Oakland native and photographer Jeffrey Henson Scales, containing origin story photos of the emergence of the Black Panther Party in the 60s. This collection includes rare and intimate portraits of the movement’s leaders in action and in repose, featuring epic images of history’s most influential African American activists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFew photographers had the insider access that Scales did around the Black Panther Party in the late 1960s. Capturing intimate portraits and protest images of the organization and its leaders during a time of societal upheaval, Scales' archive lay dormant and forgotten for some 50 years. In 2018, following his mother’s passing and the sorting of the family home’s contents, the negatives were discovered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFast forward to the current national racial justice dialogues, the deaths of several Black men at the hands of police and vigilantes, and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, and these historical images gain new significance. “A new urgency to these images and the original Civil Rights Movement takes root in the context of today’s ongoing struggle for racial justice,” Scales commented on this treasure trove of historical material. “These images serve as a time capsule of sorts, not only of my adolescence and political awakening, but also for the country, whose ongoing struggle with racial inequality, police brutality, and resistance is as urgent and timely as ever.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596657672428,"sku":"9781648230233","price":89.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/0a792ed4e3d212178b3edec8c827f42a.jpg?v=1777947219","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/in-a-time-of-panthers-by-jeffrey-henson-scales-9781648230233","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}