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aM a . t =A 4 2 a me, CONF. NTIAL Abbott Howa Hoffman ay wt APPENDIX 1. BLACK PANTHER FARTY Also Known As Black Panthcr Party for Self-Defense . According to its official newspaper, the Black Panther Party (BPP) was started during December, 1966, in Oakland, California, to organize black people so they can take control ‘of-the life, politics and the- destiny of the “black community... It was organized by BOBDY SEALE, BPP Chairman, and HUEY P,.NEWTCN, BPP Minister .of Defense, - NEWTON was sentenced in 1868 to serve 2 to 15 years after. being convicted of manslaughter in connection with the + “ killing of an Oakland police officer. The official newspaper, “The Black-Pinther",-which | further describes itself as the "Black Community News Service", states that the BPP advocates the use of guns and guerrilla tactics in its revolutionary program to end oppression of the biack people. Residents of the black community are urged to arm themselves against the police who are consistently referred to in the publication as "pigs" who shouid be kilied. "The Black Panther" issue of September 7, 1968, contains an editorial by BPP Minister of Education, GEORGE MASON MURRAY, which ends with the following: "“Black men, Black people, colored persons of America, revolt everywhere! Ari yourselves. ‘The only culture “ worth keeping is.a revolutionary culture. Change. Freedom everywhere, Dynamite! Hlick Power. . Use the gun, Kill the pigs everywhere." . Included in the introduction to an article appearing 4n the October 5, 1968, edition of "The Black Panther" is the statement, 7 we will not dissent from American Government. We wili overthrow it.* Issues of “The Black Panther" regularly | contain quotations from the writings of Chairman MAO Tse-tung of the People's Republic of China and feature MAO's statement that “political power grows out of the barrel of a gun." "here Ghee TEUNd abe Ge SES Ca 408 SFP Gleevec. ” ~ . oo * 4 w _ $105. sna BEEN BVane, eboney Cuiatex! nia, 8% G2Cosae Lote ote CONFIDENTIAL.-