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5 ‘ “ . ™ T © a] Cr eae Y, APPENDIX id BLACK PANTHER PARTY According to its officia] newspaper, the Black Panther Party (BPP) was started during December, 1956. an Oakiane., California, to crgarize black people so they cas cake control of the life. pelitics. and the destiny of tne black community. It was orgaj;iced by BOBBY GEORGE SEALE, BPP Ciairman, and HUEY P. NEWLON. BPP Minister of Defense. NEWTON is presently serving a sentence of 2 to 15 years on a conviction of man- slaughter in connection with the killing of an Oakland police officer. The official newspaper, "The Black Panther " which further describes itself as the "Black Conmuniiy News Service," states-that the BPP advocates the use of puns and guerrilla tactics in its revolutionary program to end cppress:on of the black peopte. Residents of the black community are urged to arm themselves against the police who ars consistentiy referred to in the publication as “pigs'' who shouid be kijljed. “tue Black Panther" issue of Sep-vember 7, 1968, “Sontains an cCitorial by BPP Minister cf Education, GEORGE “MASON MURRAY, which ends with the follcwing: “Black men. Black people, colored persons of America, revolt everywhere! Arm yoursclves. The only culture worth keeping is a revoluvionary culture Change. Freedom everywhere. Dynamite! Black Power. Use the gun. Kill the pigs everywhere." Included in the introduction to an article*appearing in the October 5, i968, edition of "The Black Panther" is the statement, "'...we will not dissent from American Government. We will overturow it." Issues of "The Black Panther" rcpalariy contain quotations from the writings of Chairman MLO Tse-tung of the People's Republic of China and feature MAO'S Statement that “political power grows out of the barrei of a gun." The national beadquarters of the BPP is located at 3106 Shattuck Avenuc, Berkeley, Californin, Branches have been established at various locations throughout the United States. - ‘3 AL \lea a “ 2 - -_ > ey me. “lew o* . = * + r am - a - Rt a eee ort lad in ng yg we ag me TE Sag ees ~ - ~~, “. See te rt “, + pe + week ae Yea