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August 05, 2006: Black Panther Trial Items go to Beinecke Library, Yale University
"In 1971, the eyes of the world were focused on New Haven, where members of the Black Panther Party were on trial for the killing of a suspected police informant. It had all the elements of intrigue, along with the added voltage that came from occurring in the middle of one of the country's most turbulent periods."
"During the trial, which was closed to cameras, only one man was allowed to create a visual record of courtroom events, Woodbury resident and noted portraitist Robert Templeton (1929-1991).
Now, approximately 20 of Mr. Templeton's drawings from the trial have been acquired by Yale University for inclusion in its Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library collection."
