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15th October 1966: The Black Panther Party founded in Oakland, California by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale

15th October 2023
Tagged as: Black Panther Party, Black Panthers, Black Power, California, Civil Rights, Oakland, Racism

In the wake of the assassination of Malcolm X in 1965, and the killing of unarmed black teen Matthew Johnson by police the following year, the two men established the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense.

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15th October 1966: The Black Panther Party founded in Oakland, California by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale

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