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: 1 , . APPENDIX : BLACK PANTHER PARTY, 4 Also Known As 4 Black Panther Party for Se! f-Refense According to its official newspaper, the Black Panther Party (BPF) was stirted during Deces:ber, 1956, in Oakland, California, to orginize black peopie so they can take control of the life; politics and the destiry of the black community. It was org2znized by Bobby Seale, PPP Chairman, and Huey P. Newton, BPF Minister of Defense. Newtcn was sentenced in 1968 to serve Z@ io 15 years after bcine convicted of man- slaughter in conréecticna with the killing cf °% OG2kziand police officer. vn KL: The officatl perepaper, "The Blo Csathet," which further describes iteclit as the "BRoack Coo stn tcy N 243 Service," states that the REP advocates the use af suns and suerril2a tactics in its revolutiousry program io ene orspression of the black people. Resicents of the bises cevnunsty are urged to arm themselves %eSins.% the poiice rho tre corsistentiy referred a to in the publication as "nigs" who shouls b- billed. "The Black Pantner™ assue of Soran her 7, 1368, contains an editorial by ZPP Minister of Foducation, George Mason Murray, whica cnds g3th the following: “Bleck men. Binck people, colored porsens of America, revolt everyshere, Arm yourselves. The oniy oculiure worth keeping is a revolutionzry culture. Change. Ffresdom everywhere. Dynamite: Black Power. Use the gun. Kill the rigs everywhere.” Included in the introductions tos an 2rticle appearirg in the October 5, 1968, edition of “The Blane Taniher"’ is the statement “...we will not dissent fron Americact Government, We will overthrow it." Issues of "The Black Panther" regularly contain quotations from the writings of Chairman Mao Tse-tung of the People's Republic of Chin2x and feature Mao’s statement that “political power grows cut of the barrel of 4 gun." The national hesdiqearters of the BFF is iccated at 3106 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, Calafornia. Branches have been established at various locations throughout the United States. j i } | Hy Boe tyne mE.