Black panther party founders. Baltimore: Black Classic Press.
Black panther party founders The organization––originally named the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense––first established neighborhood patrols and protected residents from police brutality. During his trial, Seale demanded to represent himself and insisted on declaring his rights in court. Black Panther Party founders Huey Newton and Bobby Seale met in 1961 while students at Merritt College in Oakland, California. While its roots are in complex social and economic theory, the Black Panther Party’s priority was the liberation of Black and poor people. Dedicated to revolutionary internationalism and armed self-defense of Black communities, the Panthers initially operated in Oakland and Berkeley then in San Francisco and Richmond. In Charles E. The original six members of the Black Panthers included Elbert “Big Man” Howard The Black Panther Party for Self Defense was founded in October 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale who had met at Merritt College in Oakland, California. Black Panther Party, African American revolutionary party, founded in 1966 in Oakland, California, by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in Oakland, California, emerged as one of the most influential and controversial African American revolutionary organizations in the United States. Newton in October 1966 in Oakland, California. qfhtkxkptvhhmfptlhbgpfvbyfvyzyowlllgpioixqrjb