- Was one of the "Chicago 8" along with Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, David Dellinger, Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, John Froines, and Lee Weiner. They were charged with conspiracy and inciting to riot, in the wake of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
- Co-founder of The Black Panthers.
- Is portrayed by Panou in Steal This Movie (2000).
- Is portrayed by Benz Antoine in I'm Not There (2007).
- Was sentenced to four years in prison during the "Chicago 8" trial. After constant outbursts and and verbal attacks on the judge, Seale was bound and gagged and severed from the trial earlier after his sentence. From then on, the "Chicago 8" were known as the "Chicago 7".
- Seale was the co-founder of the Black Panther movement in the 1960s.
- Is portrayed by Courtney B. Vance in Panther (1995).
- Is portrayed by Carl Lumbly in Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (1987) and by Orlando Jones in The Chicago 8 (2011), with both films covering the same events. The real Seale appears on the former film.
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