While in youth detention in San Francisco, Emory Douglas found his art. After meeting Huey Newton and the Black Panther Party, Douglas put his talents at the service of the organization and the people. Douglas was bold in his cartoons. He moved your heart and your mind depicting the suffering of Black people in capitalist white America. Through his cartoons which appeared in every issue of the Black Panther Party Paper, Douglas fearlessly portrayed the right of Black America to self defense against racist police terror.
Emory Douglas is a giant among artists who used their talent in the service of the workers and the poor in their revolutionary struggle for justice. He put this above money and fame. Young progressive artists of today should seek to emulate his contributions.