AP African American Studies / Unit 4: Movements and Debates
4.11 The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense
Notes
Founded in 1966 in Oakland by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale, the Black Panthers patrolled police, demanded rights (the Ten-Point Program), and ran community programs like free breakfast for children. The FBI's COINTELPRO targeted them.
Practice
The Black Panther Party was founded in:
1966.
A well-known Black Panther community program provided:
Survival programs.
COINTELPRO was:
Targeted the Panthers and others.
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