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Abbie Hoffman — Part 8
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RLACK PANTHER PARTY, eka
. Black Panther Party for
Seit Defense
, According to its officinl newspaper, The Black
Penther Party (BPP) war started during Necenber, 1966, in
Oaklond, Californian, to organize black peonle so they ean take
control of the lite, politics, and the dertiny of the bleck
cormunity. It was orcenized py Bothy Georne Seale, BPP
Cheirwin, end Hucy P, Newton, BPP Minister of Defense. Neweon
if presently serving @ sentences of 2 to 15 yenrs on 8 conviction:
of manblarghter in connection with the killing of an Oakland
police officer,
The officiel netirpaner, "Lhe Tlaci: Panther," which
further deceriber itself? as the “Bleek Comunity News Servvies, "
states that the PPP advocates the une of guns and gverrilia
tactics in fits revolutionary nrosran to end opnression of
the bieck peonle, “Residents of the black comunity ere urge?
to Ova thougselvee aueanet’ the police who ere coneistently
reterrcd to in the publication as "pigs" who should be killed,
| "Che Lack Panther" issue of September 7, 1959;
‘contains an editorial oy BPP liinister of Education, George
fagon Hurray, whieh ends with the folloring:
“Black wen, Eleck people, colored persons of Americ?,
revolt everywhere! Arn yourselves, The only culture worth
keeping fe & Pevolutionary evlture, Chanec. Freedom everyuhcrc,
Dynanites Bleck Porcr, Use the gun. Kill the pigs everywhere.”
, Included in the introduction to an article appearins
in the Octobtcr 5, 1968, edition of "The Black Panther” 4s the
statement, ".,.we will not dissent from American Government, We
will overthrow it,"
, Insues of "[hé Black Panther" regularly contain quotation:
from the writings of Chairman MAO ‘'se-tung of the Peopic's
Reputlie of China and feature MAD's estatenent that "political
power grows out of the barrel of a gun.”
The national headquarter of the BPP is located at 310%
Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, California, Branches have teen
established at various locations throughout the United States,
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