["BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL"] Rare Original 1960s Civil Rights HatAn original medium sized hat, 1960s, screen printed with the powerful words "Black is Beautiful," some toning and light soiling, overall in very good original condition. From a Bay Area collection of Black Power memorabilia, most probably distributed and worn in a Black Panther or Black Power Rally around 1968 1970. The phrase Black is Beautiful was first used by Stokely Carmichael in the mid 1960s and popularized by James Browns Hit single in 1968