Black Panther Party for Self-Defense
Huey P. Newton; Bobby Seale; H. Rap Brown Founded 1966 Black nationalism + revolutionary communism Destroy capitalism and violent oppression Survival Programs: free breakfast for children (10,000/day); free health clinics; schools; drug rehab Police violence: 1967-1969, 9 police officers were killed and 56 were wounded; 10 Panther deaths and an unknown number of injuries. 1969 alone: 348 Panthers arrested COINTELPRO
Trayvon Martin
Fred Hampton Chicago Rainbow Coalition AIM, Hispanics 1969: “Assassination” by police Weather Underground