Editing Bobby Seale (section)

== In popular culture ==
* In 1968, Seale was featured in [[Agnès Varda]]'s documentary, ''[[Black Panthers (film)|Black Panthers]]''. 
*The 1971 song "[[Chicago (Graham Nash song)|Chicago]]"  written by [[Graham Nash]] refers to Seale being bound and gagged during the trial.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mr. Fish in Conversation With Graham Nash|url=http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/an_interview_with_graham_nash_20100403/#|access-date=March 25, 2013|work=Truthdig}}</ref> 
*The 1973 poem and song "H2Ogate Blues" by [[Gil Scott-Heron]] mentions the chaining and gagging of Seale during the trial.<ref>{{cite web|title=H20-Gate Blues (Watergate Blues)|url=http://www.american-buddha.com/katrina.watergatebluesgilscott.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515011627/http://www.american-buddha.com/katrina.watergatebluesgilscott.htm|archive-date=May 15, 2012|access-date=March 25, 2013|work=American Buddha}}</ref> 
* In 1987, Seale was portrayed by [[Carl Lumbly]] in the [[HBO]] television movie, ''[[Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8]]''. 
* In 1995, Seale was portrayed by [[Courtney B. Vance]] in the cinematic adaptation of [[Melvin Van Peebles]]'s novel ''[[Panther (film)|Panther]]'', produced and directed by [[Mario Van Peebles]].
*In 1995, Seale was mentioned in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Mother Simpson]]"; [[Mona Simpson (The Simpsons)|Mona Simpson]] (mother of [[Homer Simpson|Homer]]) claims to have proofread Seale's cookbook (the abovementioned ''Barbeque'n with Bobby Seale'').<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w_kee8QOxN8C&dq=%22mother+simpson%22+%22Bobby+seale%22&pg=PT106|title=Planet Simpson: How a cartoon masterpiece documented an era and defined a generation|first=Chris|last=Turner|date=May 31, 2012|publisher=Ebury |isbn=9781446447451|via=Google Books}}</ref>
* A character based on Seale appears in [[Roberto Bolaño]]'s 2004 novel, ''[[2666]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/national-reading-2666-month-hardboiled|title=National Reading '2666' Month: Hardboiled|first=Ligaya|last=Mishan|date=January 25, 2009|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=May 10, 2023}}</ref>
* In 2007, Seale was voiced by [[Jeffrey Wright]] in the animated documentary ''[[Chicago 10 (film)|Chicago 10]]''.
* In 2011, Seale was portrayed by [[Orlando Jones]], in the television film ''[[The Chicago 8]]''.
* In 2011, [[Kendrick Lamar]] mentioned Seale (along with [[Fred Hampton]] and Huey Newton) in the song "[[HiiiPoWeR]]" from his debut album ''[[Section.80]]''.
* In 2020, Seale was portrayed by [[Yahya Abdul-Mateen II]] in [[Aaron Sorkin]]'s [[Netflix]] film, ''[[The Trial of the Chicago 7]]''.
*In 2021, Seale is mentioned in the film ''[[Judas and the Black Messiah]]'' by a policeman commenting on a drawing of him tied up at the trial.
*In 2021, Seale is mentioned in the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] documentary [[Attica Prison riot|''Attica'']] by inmates who stated he arrived during the riot but appeared disappointed Seale only stayed a few minutes.
* In 2024, Seale is portrayed by actor Jordane Christie in the television miniseries ''[[The Big Cigar]]''.