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Aa. ] ~ te z z , Sg APPENDIX 5 oo —_—_— mE BLACK PANTHER PARTY Re FORMERLY RNOWUH AS THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY FOR SUELIP-DRFENSE r De . Be The Black Panther Party (BP), organized in December, 7h 1966, at OSai.land, California, by Ilucy P. Newton and Bobby Georre pis. Seale, has the publicly-stated purpose of organizing black Py pas people to take control of the life, politics and destiny of the black community. The Party, operating the Black Panther Intercommuinal News Service, publishes a newspaper called "The Black Panther," which at one time openly advocated the use of guns and guerrilla tactics in a revolutionary program to end the oppression of the black people but since early 1971 has spoken for a survival program pending, revolution. BPP national headuarters, aka Black Panther Intercomnunal Headquarters, is located in Oakland, California. ae be 4 or iar Aten eer ee ORR Gr Soe ~ ae While openly advocating direct overthrow of the. U. S. Government by foree and violence until 1971, leaders have since avoided extreme statements in favor of calling for action within the established order. Newton, in an interview appearins in the May, 1973, issue of "Playboy" marazine, stated the Panthers' chief ambition is to change the American Government by any means necessary but that :) ultimately such chunge will be through armed violence, Despite its claimed dedication to community service, indicators of the EPP's continued attraction to violence persist. Since July, 1974, Newton and other BPP members have been arrested in Oakland, California, for threatening police officers, murder of a 17-year old female and the pistol whipping of Newton's tailor. Newton failed to appear on these charges and is now a local fupitive. Additionally, one died and three were wounded as a result of a shooting at a BPP-sponsored 7 dance in Oakland, California, in October, 1974. SRG ag Tate A a 4 aereY 2% APPENDLX et - ah