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Bobby Seale was not actually one of the Chicago Seven—they were all white activists, accused of inciting a riot, conspiracy, and other charges after the convention. As the cofounder of the Black Panthers, Seale was added to the trial as a symbol of racial unrest. He never had his own lawyer and was eventually shackled, bound, and gagged in the courtroom. “Bobby Seale was not given any power,” Abdul-Mateen said. “They said, he’s Black, let’s do away with him.
Abdul-Mateen grew up in Oakland, where the Black Panthers were formed. In past roles, he hadn’t given much thought to the possible implications of the characters he played. “When I graduated from Yale, I was still very bright-eyed and wanted to have fun,” he said. “But now I have my talent and a bit of recognition, and I’m thinking, What do I want to do with it? I’d like to keep that same sense of joy, but also add a mission, another layer of responsibility to tell stories that need to be told.
In 2007, when Abdul-Mateen was 21, his father died of cancer. They had been very close, and his father’s death shook him to the core. Abdul-Mateen has a tattoo on each wrist: a ladybug, because his mother calls him “Bug,” and two stick figures holding hands, to memorialize the bond between him and his father. After his father’s death, Abdul-Mateen “floated” for a year, and when he returned to school, he had a different attitude. “I didn’t want to have any regrets,” he said.
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