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- Also known as: BPP, Black Panther Party for Self Defense
- Founded: 1966 following the assassination of Malcolm X
- Founders: Huey Newton and Bobby Seale
- Peak membership: Around 5,000Libcom: The Black Panther Party for Self Defense (September 17, 2006)
- Established 35 "Survival Programs" to help the poorBlackPanther.org: The Rise of the Black Panther Party
- The New Black Panther Party, formed in 1989, has no connection to the original BPP
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Primarily active in the 1960s and 1970s, The Black Panther Party had the goal of promoting civil rights and defending oppressed people. Though it began as an African American group, it would grow to include all races in its mission. The Black Panthers were different from many activist groups of the time due to their promotion of armed protest.BlackPanther.org: What Was the Black Panther Party?
Ten Point Program
The Black Panthers outlined their major goals in their Ten Point Program:Libcom: The Black Panther Party for Self Defense (September 17, 2006)- Freedom
- Full employment
- Ending the robbery of the black community by the white community
- Decent housing
- Education
- Exemption from military service for black men
- End to police brutality
- Freedom for all imprisoned black men
- True jury of peers for black people on trial
- Bread, housing, education, clothing, justice, peace
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