Interest in the Panthers was raised last spring when Geronimo Pratt, a Panther leader in California, was released from prison after 27 years.

Geronimo Pratt, a Black Panther leader, was convicted in 1972 of the 1968 murder of a white school teacher.

Harold is the nephew of former Black Panther leader, Pete O'Neal.

Mr. Shames photographed not only the public face of the movement but also private moments, including secret meetings of Panther leaders and their home life.

He was the police chief through the tense days of the murder trial of Bobby Seale, the Black Panther leader, before becoming Mayor in 1980.

He was especially enamored of Isaiah Rowley, the militant Panther leader in Jersey City.

One wall was filled with pictures of Fred Hampton, the Black Panther leader recently killed by Chicago police.

He is a local Black Panther leader, and to village youths he is a hero.

But he soon found himself embroiled with Panther leaders for opposing their decision to seek support among whites.

Mr. Hampton was a Black Panther leader who was shot and killed during a raid on his apartment in Chicago.