Black Panther Party
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| The '''Black Panther Party''' (originally called the '''Black Panther Party for Self-Defense''') was an [[African American]] organization founded to promote [[civil rights]] and [[self-defense (theory)|self-defense]]. It was active within the United States in the late [[1960]]s into the [[1970]]s. | The '''Black Panther Party''' (originally called the '''Black Panther Party for Self-Defense''') was an [[African American]] organization founded to promote [[civil rights]] and [[self-defense (theory)|self-defense]]. It was active within the United States in the late [[1960]]s into the [[1970]]s. | ||
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| + | Founded in [[Oakland, California]], by [[Huey P. Newton]] and [[Bobby Seale]] in October [[1966]], the organization initially espoused a doctrine calling for armed resistance to societal oppression in the interest of African American justice, though its objectives and philosophy changed radically throughout the party's existence. While the organization's leaders passionately espoused [[Socialism|socialist]] doctrine, the party's [[Black nationalism|black nationalist]] reputation attracted an ideologically diverse membership base. | ||
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| *[[Black Panthers (film)]] | *[[Black Panthers (film)]] | ||
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The Black Panther Party (originally called the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was an African American organization founded to promote civil rights and self-defense. It was active within the United States in the late 1960s into the 1970s.
Founded in Oakland, California, by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in October 1966, the organization initially espoused a doctrine calling for armed resistance to societal oppression in the interest of African American justice, though its objectives and philosophy changed radically throughout the party's existence. While the organization's leaders passionately espoused socialist doctrine, the party's black nationalist reputation attracted an ideologically diverse membership base.
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