History of the black panthers violence

US political organization (–)

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The Black Panther Party (originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was a Marxist–Leninist and black power political organization founded by college students Bobby Seale and Huey P.

Newton in October in Oakland, California.^[8][9][10] The party was active in the United States between and , with chapters in many major American cities, including San Francisco, New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Philadelphia.^[11] They were also active in many prisons and had international chapters in the United Kingdom and Algeria.^[12][13] Upon its inception, the party's core practice was its open carry patrols ("copwatching") designed to challenge the excessive force and miscondu The Black Panther Party: Challenging Police and Promoting ..., carousel DUV